Hip X-ray cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $111.00 to $421.20, with a median of $399.00. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $288.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $380.80 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 73502, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital one side lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 HIP UNI COMP 2+VWS RT | $111.00 | $584.13 | $27.59–$584.13 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views | $283.25 | $515.00 | $37.28–$695.25 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital one side San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT | $399.00 | $532.00 | $1.00–$478.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center one side Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT | $399.00 | $532.00 | $1.00–$521.36 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital one side La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT | $399.00 | $532.00 | $63.62–$425.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center one side Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS - XR HIP 2 OR 3 VW LEFT | $399.00 | $532.00 | $1.00–$521.36 | 25% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa one side San Diego, CA RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $421.20 | $810.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos one side San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $421.20 | $810.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion one side San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $421.20 | $810.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $111.00, median $399.00, highest $421.20 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $399.00. 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 6 of 9 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.