Hip X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $75.60 to $686.40, with a median of $419.65. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $344.05 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $354.40 at 102 hospitals.
- The median here, $419.65, is 65% above the US median of $254.75.
- That is 4.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 16 cities for code 73502, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital one side lowest Kittanning, PA XRAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $75.60 | $252.00 | $24.60–$252.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY OF HIP; 2-3 VIEWS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $80.50 | $161.00 | $84.35–$196.54 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY OF HIP; 2-3 VIEWS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $80.50 | $161.00 | $7.98–$196.54 | 50% |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital one side Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 HIP 2-3 VIEW UNILATERAL - RIGHT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $85.35 | $300.00 | $81.06–$162.92 | 72% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $91.00 | $182.00 | $7.98–$196.54 | 50% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital one side Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 XR HIP RIGHT 2-3 VWS IN OR+14 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $93.60 | $156.00 | $37.61–$226.62 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital one side Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 XR HIP LEFT 2-3 VIEWS W PELVIS+13 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $93.60 | $156.00 | $3.60–$968.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital one side Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 XR HIP LEFT 2-3 VIEWS W PELVIS+13 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $93.60 | $156.00 | $37.61–$226.62 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $122.40 | $204.00 | $19.88–$313.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 PELVIS WITH LATERAL HIP-RT+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $185.50 | $265.00 | $36.04–$190.80 | 30% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital one side Butler, PA Hip rt w/Pelvis 2-3V+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $247.10 | $353.00 | $66.01–$370.65 | 30% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $405.00 | $675.00 | $19.72–$573.75 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $417.00 | $695.00 | $44.96–$625.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $419.40 | $699.00 | $19.72–$594.15 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $419.65 | $545.00 | $35.78–$267.60 | 23% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $424.20 | $707.00 | $19.72–$600.95 | 40% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $425.10 | $545.00 | $35.78–$266.61 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $425.10 | $545.00 | $35.78–$267.60 | 22% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $436.20 | $727.00 | $19.72–$581.60 | 40% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $441.65 | $605.00 | $35.78–$297.22 | 27% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $19.54–$684.90 | 40% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $459.80 | $605.00 | $35.78–$295.25 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $465.75 | $575.00 | $35.78–$277.47 | 19% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $469.80 | $783.00 | $19.72–$720.36 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 HIPS & PELVIS RT+7 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $286.75–$1,306.38 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 HIP - LT - W/WO PELVIS 2 - 3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $19.72–$972.40 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $75.60, median $419.65, highest $686.40 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $419.53. 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 18 of 25 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.