Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Mount Airy, NC
In Mount Airy, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $28.56 to $96.50, with a median of $62.53. The lowest listed price is at Northern Regional Hospital — $33.97 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $210.00 at 67 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 Jul 16, 2026 and Jul 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 Mount Airy, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Femur 2 Vws-OH+1 more line at this price source file | $28.56 | $42.00 | $68.48–$156.40 | 32% |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC · (336) 527-7000 HC DX FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $96.50 | $193.00 | $36.11–$177.56 | 50% |
| Northern Regional Hospital one side Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Femur, Left 2 View+1 more line at this price source file | $115.60 | $170.00 | $68.48–$156.40 | 32% |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Femur 2Vws-Office-Tech source file | $115.60 | $170.00 | $68.48–$156.40 | 32% |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Femur 2Vws-Office source file | $127.16 | $187.00 | $68.48–$156.40 | 32% |
| Northern Regional Hospital both sides Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Femur (2 Views)Bilat, Portable+1 more line at this price source file | $231.20 | $340.00 | $68.48–$156.40 | 32% |
Outpatient: lowest $28.56, median $62.53, highest $96.50 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $231.20, median $231.20, highest $231.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $62.53. 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 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NCX-Ray Femur 2Vws-Office-Prof | $11.56 | file |