Hip X-ray cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included as an inpatient: from $75.60 to $625.00, with a median of $161.00. The lowest listed price is at Tufts Medical Center — $85.40 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $277.78 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 73502, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Xr Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $75.60 | $108.00 | $28.36–$656.29 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South one side Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Radex Hip Unilateral With Pelvis 2-3 Views | $94.87 | $210.81 | $89.05–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton one side Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Radex Hip Unilateral With Pelvis 2-3 Views | $110.56 | $245.69 | $89.05–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Xr Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $161.00 | $230.00 | $80.50–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center one side Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Radex Hip Unilateral With Pelvis 2-3 Views | $186.30 | $414.00 | $71.24–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Xr Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $309.40 | $442.00 | $51.47–$663.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC X-Ray Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Vws | $625.00 | $625.00 | $71.24–$625.00 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $75.60, median $161.00, highest $625.00 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $173.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A hip X-ray takes two or three pictures of one hip joint, sometimes with a view of the pelvis. It is ordered for hip pain, a suspected fracture after a fall, or to check arthritis before or after hip replacement.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the images of one hip. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.