Hip X-ray cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 9 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $56.38 to $684.78, with a median of $301.22. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $244.84 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $301.22 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 73502, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $56.38 | $161.06 | $55.24–$2,593.20 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health one side Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC DI HIP UNILATERAL +/- PELVIS 2 OR 3 VIEW | $206.50 | $295.00 | $91.80–$250.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado one side Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=XR HIP UNILATERAL 2-3 VIEWS | $228.80 | $352.00 | $35.20–$323.84 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock one side Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton one side Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker one side Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO XR Hip/Pelvis 2-3 View Righ | $684.78 | $684.78 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital one side Denver, CO XR Hip/Pelvis 2-3 View Left | $684.78 | $684.78 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital Denver, CO XR Hip/Pelvis 2-3 View Righ | $684.78 | $684.78 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness one side Englewood, CO XR Hip/Pelvis 2-3 View Left | $684.78 | $684.78 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.38, median $301.22, highest $684.78 — a 12.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $301.22. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.