Hip X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $80.50 to $686.40, with a median of $425.50. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $345.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $344.80 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 73502, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY OF HIP; 2-3 VIEWS | $80.50 | $161.00 | $7.98–$196.54 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $91.00 | $182.00 | $7.98–$196.54 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $122.40 | $204.00 | $19.88–$313.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $405.00 | $675.00 | $19.72–$573.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $417.00 | $695.00 | $44.96–$625.50 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $419.40 | $699.00 | $19.72–$594.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $424.20 | $707.00 | $19.72–$600.95 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $425.50 | $575.00 | $35.78–$281.42 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $436.20 | $727.00 | $19.72–$581.60 | 40% | — source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $441.65 | $605.00 | $35.78–$297.22 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $456.60 | $761.00 | $19.54–$684.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC X-RAY HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $465.75 | $575.00 | $35.78–$277.47 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $469.80 | $783.00 | $19.72–$720.36 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $19.72–$972.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $80.50, median $425.50, highest $686.40 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $430.85. 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 10 of 13 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73502 ($250.50). 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $5.70 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $7.80 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PACHG RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $8.10 | file |