Hip X-ray cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included as an inpatient: from $89.59 to $414.00, with a median of $221.04. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $131.45 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $237.90 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 73502, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 LE-HIP PV UN2OR3V CR | $89.59 | $149.32 | $149.32 | 40% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC XR HIP W/PELVIS UNI 2-3VWS | $166.32 | $231.00 | $44.37–$231.70 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO Hip Unilate cmplt 2 Vws | $210.06 | $210.06 | $210.06 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO HIP RGHT | $210.06 | $210.06 | $210.06 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $221.04 | $307.00 | $61.40–$307.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC XR HIP W/PELVIS UNI 2-3VWS | $271.44 | $377.00 | $48.67–$377.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO Hip Unilate cmplt 2 Vws | $276.32 | $276.32 | $276.32 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO HIP RGHT | $276.32 | $276.32 | $276.32 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC XR HIP W/PELVIS UNI 2-3VWS | $414.00 | $575.00 | $51.11–$575.00 | 28% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $89.59, median $221.04, highest $414.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $175.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 7 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 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.