Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $35.75 to $269.26, with a median of $152.51. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $116.76 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 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-RAY, FEMUR, MINIMUM 2 VIEWS | $35.75 | $55.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 FEMUR, 2 VIEWS | $184.28 | $283.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 FEMUR, 2 VIEWS | $269.26 | $414.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center both sides Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 BILATERAL FEMUR 2 VIEWS | $292.34 | $449.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish both sides Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 BILATERAL FEMUR 2 VIEWS | $374.24 | $575.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.75, median $152.51, highest $269.26 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $292.34, median $333.29, highest $374.24 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $152.51. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73552 ($266.90). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTX-RAY EXAM OF FEMUR 2/> | $13.65 | file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTX-RAY EXAM OF FEMUR 2/> | $13.65 | file |