Hip X-ray cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $46.80 to $196.62, with a median of $121.71. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $74.91 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $192.13 at 20 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 29, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center one side lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-RAY, HIP UNILAT, W/PELVIS, 2 | $46.80 | $72.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 HIP, MIN 2 VIEWS | $159.90 | $246.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 HIP, MIN 2 VIEWS | $196.62 | $302.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $46.80, median $121.71, highest $196.62 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $121.71. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73502 ($258.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTX-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $16.90 | file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTX-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $16.90 | file |