Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Bozeman, MT
In Bozeman, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $144.00 to $172.80, with a median of $158.40. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Regional Medical Center — $14.40 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $188.70 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73552, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 15, 2026 and Jan 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 Bozeman, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 HC X-RAY FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Jan 16, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $180.00 | $33.83–$180.00 | 20% |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT · (406) 995-6995 HC X-RAY FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Jan 15, 2026 · source file | $172.80 | $216.00 | $33.83–$216.00 | 20% |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT · (406) 995-6995 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS File of Jan 15, 2026 · source file | $195.20 | $244.00 | $33.83–$244.00 | 20% |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS File of Jan 16, 2026 · source file | $195.20 | $244.00 | $33.83–$244.00 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $144.00, median $158.40, highest $172.80 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 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.