Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 23 hospitals list a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $39.26 to $391.00, with a median of $110.28. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $71.02 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $227.04 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 73552, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$39.26Methodist Hospital
Median$110.28half of hospitals charge less
Highest$391.00in this market
Difference10.0×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
median
Lowest $39.26Highest $492.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 X-ray; thigh bone source file | $39.26 | $151.00 | $51.35–$367.00 | 74% |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 FEMUR AP & LAT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $40.60 | $58.00 | $35.86–$530.00 | 30% |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 X-ray; thigh bone source file | $97.68 | $264.00 | $1.07–$550.00 | 63% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS LIMITED File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $103.92 | $216.50 | $43.56–$331.00 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS LIMITED File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $103.92 | $216.50 | $43.56–$331.00 | 52% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS LIMITED File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $103.92 | $216.50 | $43.56–$331.00 | 52% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS LIMITED File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $104.50 | $186.60 | $37.54–$336.00 | 44% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS LIMITED File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $104.50 | $186.60 | $37.54–$441.18 | 44% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS LIMITED File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $104.50 | $186.60 | $37.54–$336.00 | 44% |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 X-ray; thigh bone source file | $104.66 | $232.00 | $49.23–$344.00 | 55% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $110.28 | $275.00 | $59.34–$263.85 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $110.28 | $275.00 | $59.34–$263.85 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $110.28 | $275.00 | $59.34–$263.85 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $110.28 | $275.00 | $59.34–$263.86 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $116.88 | $275.00 | $59.34–$263.85 | 57% |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 X-ray; thigh bone source file | $132.08 | $508.00 | $34.02–$406.40 | 74% |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 X-ray of femur, minimum 2 views source file | $134.38 | $255.00 | $61.10–$892.00 | 47% |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 X-ray of femur, minimum 2 views source file | $134.38 | $255.00 | $66.51–$892.00 | 47% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $138.43 | $288.40 | $56.44–$331.00 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $138.43 | $288.40 | $56.44–$331.00 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $138.43 | $288.40 | $56.44–$331.00 | 52% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $139.33 | $248.80 | $50.06–$336.00 | 44% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $139.33 | $248.80 | $50.06–$441.18 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $139.33 | $248.80 | $50.06–$336.00 | 44% |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 X-ray; thigh bone source file | $148.33 | $282.00 | $112.01–$282.00 | 47% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $165.42 | $412.50 | $59.34–$371.25 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $165.42 | $412.50 | $59.34–$371.25 | 60% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC X-RAY FEMUR, MIN 2 VW File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $165.42 | $412.50 | $82.82–$371.25 | 60% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS PORTABLE File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $230.88 | $481.00 | $56.44–$404.04 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS PORTABLE File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $230.88 | $481.00 | $56.44–$481.00 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS PORTABLE File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $230.88 | $481.00 | $56.44–$404.04 | 52% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS PORTABLE File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $232.18 | $414.60 | $69.64–$414.60 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS PORTABLE File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $232.18 | $414.60 | $69.64–$414.60 | 44% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG RAD XRAY FEMUR 2 VIEWS PORTABLE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $232.18 | $414.60 | $82.91–$441.18 | 44% |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 XR FEMUR AP & LAT File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $330.40 | $472.00 | $35.86–$530.00 | 30% |
| Childrens Health Care one side Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 FEMUR RIGHT 2 V MIN+1 more line at this price File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $391.00 | $391.00 | $32.97–$391.00 | — |
| Childrens Health Care one side Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 FEMUR RIGHT 2 V MIN PORT+1 more line at this price File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $492.00 | $492.00 | $32.97–$492.00 | — |
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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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $39.26, median $110.28, highest $391.00 — a 10.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $110.28. 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 22 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.