Hip X-ray cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $84.49 to $654.50, with a median of $654.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $570.01 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $301.92 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - MOD FY | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Harris Health one side Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 RAD X-RAY EXAM HIP UNILATERAL 2-3 VIEWS | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - MOD FY | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Harris Health one side Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 RAD X-RAY EXAM HIP UNILATERAL 2-3 VIEWS - MOD FY | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Harris Health one side Houston, TX RAD X-RAY EXAM HIP UNILATERAL 2-3 VIEWS - MOD FY | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Harris Health one side Houston, TX RAD X-RAY EXAM HIP UNILATERAL 2-3 VIEWS | $84.49 | $111.00 | $47.78–$122.38 | 24% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $86.02 | $818.73 | $83.01–$122.39 | 89% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $158.40 | $158.40 | $27.84–$176.10 | — | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospital one side Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $381.50 | $763.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital one side Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC HIP UNILATERAL W/ PELVIS WHEN PERFORMED, 2-3 VWS | $397.98 | $594.00 | $47.78–$564.30 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital one side Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC HIP UNILATERAL W/ PELVIS WHEN PERFORMED, 2-3 VWS | $397.98 | $594.00 | $47.78–$564.30 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital one side Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC HIP UNILATERAL W/ PELVIS WHEN PERFORMED, 2-3 VWS | $397.98 | $594.00 | $47.78–$564.30 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital one side Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital one side Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital one side Katy, TX HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital one side Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital one side Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital one side Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital one side Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital one side The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC HIP UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $654.50 | $1,309.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.49, median $654.50, highest $654.50 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $654.50. 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 5 of 5 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.