Hip X-ray cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $203.49 to $232.56, with a median of $218.03. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $14.54 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $380.80 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR HIPS UNI W PELVIS WHEN PERFORMED 2-3 VIEWS | $203.49 | $399.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR HIPS UNI W PELVIS WHEN PERFORMED 2-3 VIEWS | $232.56 | $456.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR HIPS UNI W PELVIS WHEN PERFORMED 2-3 VIEWS | $647.70 | $1,270.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR HIPS UNI W PELVIS WHEN PERFORMED 2-3 VIEWS | $786.93 | $1,543.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $203.49, median $218.03, highest $232.56 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $717.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.