Hip X-ray cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $238.40 to $624.00, with a median of $380.80. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $142.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $380.80 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Jul 22, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley one side lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Xr Hip Unilat, W/WO Pelvis 2-3v | $238.40 | $596.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond one side Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek one side Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont one side Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City one side Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael one side San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch one side Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro one side San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco one side South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 RADEX HIP UNILATERAL WITH PELVIS 2-3 VIEWS | $380.80 | $680.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | $624.00 | $624.00 | $53.47–$1,123.20 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $238.40, median $380.80, highest $624.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $380.80. 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 1 of 10 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.