Scans and imaging CPT 73552 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $492.80 to $797.00, with a median of $797.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals — $304.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $403.84 at 183 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 73552, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$492.80Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento + 2 more
Median$797.00half pay less
Highest$797.00in this market
Difference1.6×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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.

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Lowest $492.80Highest $797.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS $492.80 $880.00 $118.00–$370.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS $492.80 $880.00 $118.00–$370.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS $492.80 $880.00 $118.00–$370.00 44% —
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Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital one side Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS LT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital one side Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS RT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Roseville Medical Center one side Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS LT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Roseville Medical Center one side Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS RT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Davis Hospital one side Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS LT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Davis Hospital one side Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS RT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS LT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS RT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Center For Psychiatry one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 386-3000 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS LT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Sutter Center For Psychiatry one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 386-3000 HCHG XR EXAM FEMUR MIN 2 VIEWS RT $797.00 $797.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $492.80, median $797.00, highest $797.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $797.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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.