Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 20 hospitals list a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $56.38 to $6,034.05, with a median of $1,802.00. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $1,745.62 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $306.11 at 40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 9 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 Mar 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC X-RAY EXAM OF FEMUR MIN 2 VIEW File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $56.38 | $161.06 | $55.24–$1,925.82 | 65% |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $220.70 | $220.70 | $59.37–$182.03 | — |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=XR FEMUR 2+ VIEWS File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $251.55 | $387.00 | $38.70–$356.04 | 35% |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Radiologic examination, femur; minimum 2 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $258.50 | $258.50 | $39.29–$232.65 | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $301.22 | $301.22 | — | — |
| National Jewish Health one side Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC DI FEMUR MIN 2 VIEW UNILATERAL File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $347.90 | $497.00 | $91.80–$422.45 | 30% |
| HCA Healthone Rose one side Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR FEMUR MIN 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,802.00 | $1,802.00 | $273.90–$1,621.80 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER one side Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR FEMUR MIN 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,802.00 | $1,802.00 | $273.90–$1,621.80 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,802.00 | $1,802.00 | $273.90–$1,621.80 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,802.00 | $1,802.00 | $273.90–$1,621.80 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,535.83 | $2,535.83 | $350.00–$2,282.25 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,535.83 | $2,535.83 | $350.00–$2,282.25 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,928.45 | $2,928.45 | $445.12–$2,635.61 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish one side Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,928.45 | $2,928.45 | $445.12–$2,635.61 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,928.45 | $2,928.45 | $445.12–$2,635.61 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER one side Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,928.45 | $2,928.45 | $445.12–$2,635.61 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,928.45 | $2,928.45 | $445.12–$2,635.61 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER one side Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,928.45 | $2,928.45 | $445.12–$2,635.61 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,405.35 | $3,405.35 | $517.61–$3,064.82 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca one side Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR FEMUR MIN 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,405.35 | $3,405.35 | $517.61–$3,064.82 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,405.35 | $3,405.35 | $517.61–$3,064.82 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora one side Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR FEMUR MIN 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,405.35 | $3,405.35 | $517.61–$3,064.82 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,034.05 | $6,034.05 | $917.18–$5,430.65 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO XR FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,034.05 | $6,034.05 | $917.18–$5,430.65 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $56.38, median $1,802.00, highest $6,034.05 — a 107.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $301.22. 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 3 of 16 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.