Hip X-ray cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 15 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $89.05 to $414.00, with a median of $235.80. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital South — $146.75 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $237.90 at 65 hospitals.
- The median here, $235.80, is 7% below the US median of $254.75.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 73502, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital South one side lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Hip W Pelvis 2-3 Views Rt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $89.05 | $137.00 | $27.04–$201.00 | 35% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 LE-HIP PV UN2OR3V CR File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $89.59 | $149.32 | $149.32 | 40% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC XR HIP W/PELVIS UNI 2-3VWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $166.32 | $231.00 | $44.37–$231.70 | 28% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital one side Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Radiologic examination, hip, unilateral, with pelvis when performed; 2-3 views File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $171.74 | $277.00 | $11.08–$277.00 | 38% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF HIP; 2-3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $174.70 | $174.70 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF HIP; 2-3 VIEWS File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $174.70 | $174.70 | $39.27–$176.10 | — |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Hip W Pelvis 2-3 Views Rt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $270.00 | $85.51–$108.96 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC XR HIP W/PELVIS UNI 2-3VWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $221.04 | $307.00 | $61.40–$307.00 | 28% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 HIP 2-3 VWS W/PELIS UNI+1 more line at this price File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $235.80 | $471.60 | $136.35–$500.00 | 50% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC XR HIP W/PELVIS UNI 2-3VWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $271.44 | $377.00 | $48.67–$377.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Hip W Pelvis 2-3 Views Rt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $272.35 | $419.00 | $27.04–$201.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Hip W Pelvis 2-3 Views Rt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $285.35 | $439.00 | $58.45–$115.59 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Hip W Pelvis 2-3 Views Rt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $319.80 | $492.00 | $85.51–$310.00 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 HIP2-3 VWS UNI File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $368.55 | $737.10 | $41.54–$663.39 | 50% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital one side Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 HIP LT 2 OR 3 VIEWS File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $383.60 | $548.00 | $197.28–$782.86 | 30% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 HIP 2-3 VWS W/PELIS UNI File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $774.00 | $41.54–$696.60 | 50% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC XR HIP W/PELVIS UNI 2-3VWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $414.00 | $575.00 | $51.11–$575.00 | 28% |
Outpatient: lowest $89.05, median $235.80, highest $414.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $253.62. 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 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.