Scans and imaging CPT 73552 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Bakersfield, CA — inpatient

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $206.70 to $206.70, with a median of $206.70. Across California, the median is $429.45 at 179 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73552, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Lowest$206.70Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

Median$206.70half of hospitals charge less

Highest$206.70in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

median

Lowest $206.70Highest $251.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 X-ray exam of femur 2/>+1 more line at this price File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file	$206.70	$390.00	$120.43	47%
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital one side Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Femur left File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file	$206.70	$390.00	$120.43	47%
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital one side Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Femur-right File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file	$251.75	$475.00	$120.43	47%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $206.70, median $206.70, highest $206.70.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $130.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 femur X-ray takes at least two pictures of the thigh bone, from the hip to the knee. It is used after a serious injury, for thigh pain, and to follow a fracture or an implant.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.