Hip X-ray cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $90.00 to $788.51, with a median of $185.85. The lowest listed price is at Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital — $95.85 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $239.40 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $185.85, is 27% below the US median of $254.75.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 8 cities for code 73502, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side lowest Louisville, KY CR HIP MIN 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $90.00 | $250.00 | $42.00–$250.00 | 64% |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $94.22 | $673.00 | $20.73–$588.88 | 86% |
| University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR HIP MIN 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $112.08 | $467.00 | $78.46–$467.00 | 76% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR HIP MIN 2 VIEWS UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $112.08 | $467.00 | $78.46–$467.00 | 76% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $127.20 | $636.00 | $82.54–$531.82 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $127.20 | $636.00 | $82.54–$540.60 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $127.20 | $636.00 | $82.54–$531.82 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $127.20 | $636.00 | $82.54–$531.82 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $127.20 | $636.00 | $82.54–$531.82 | 80% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR HIP MIN 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $185.85 | $413.00 | $69.38–$413.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR HIP MIN 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $193.42 | $509.00 | $68.16–$509.00 | 62% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital one side Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Hip 2 View W/ Pelvis Unilateral File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $243.07 | $576.00 | $85.74–$459.07 | 58% |
| Our Lady of Peace one side Louisville, KY CR HIP MIN 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $262.45 | $467.00 | $84.06–$467.00 | 44% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR HIP UNI 2-3 VWS W/PELVIS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $442.00 | $5.57–$250.00 | 40% |
| Harrison County Hospital one side Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views+1 more line at this price File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $291.00 | $485.00 | $20.73–$436.50 | 40% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $291.00 | $485.00 | $20.73–$436.50 | 40% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital one side Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Hip 2 View Unilateral File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $340.98 | $808.00 | $85.74–$643.98 | 58% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Xr Hip Uni 2-3 Vws File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $405.12 | $960.00 | $85.74–$765.12 | 58% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $788.51 | $1,051.35 | $20.73–$1,577.03 | 25% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $788.51 | $1,051.35 | $94.62–$2,102.70 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $788.51 | $1,051.35 | $47.75–$2,102.70 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $90.00, median $185.85, highest $788.51 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $127.20. 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 16 of 17 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 hip X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hip X-ray explained.