Scans and imaging CPT 73552 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Lewiston, ME — inpatient

In Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $211.66 to $211.66, with a median of $211.66. Across Maine, the median is $201.63 at 26 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 — and —.

Lowest$211.66St Mary's Regional Medical Center

Median$211.66half of hospitals charge less

Highest$211.66in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME · (207) 777-8100 HC X-RAY EXAM OF FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS source file	$211.66	$557.00	—	62%

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 $211.66, median $211.66, highest $211.66.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $148.33 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.