Scans and imaging CPT 73552 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Spirit Lake, IA — inpatient

In Spirit Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $115.90 to $115.90, with a median of $115.90. Across Iowa, the median is $195.50 at 84 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73552, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$115.90Lakes Regional Hospital
Median$115.90half pay less
Highest$115.90in this market
Difference1.0×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 Spirit Lake, IA.

median
Lowest $115.90Highest $115.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lakes Regional Hospital one side lowest Spirit Lake, IA · (712) 336-1230 $115.90 $122.00 $76.49–$115.90 5% —
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Lakes Regional Hospital one side lowest Spirit Lake, IA · (712) 336-1230 $115.90 $122.00 $76.49–$115.90 5% —
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One side of the body : lowest $115.90, median $115.90, highest $115.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $115.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.