Scans and imaging CPT 73552 Outpatient

Thigh (femur) X-ray cost in Columbus, NC

In Columbus, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thigh bone (femur) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $330.75 to $330.75, with a median of $330.75. Across North Carolina, the median is $210.00 at 67 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73552, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$330.75AdventHealth Polk
Median$330.75half pay less
Highest$330.75in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC · (828) 894-3311 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION FEMUR MINIMUM 2 VIEWS $330.75 $330.75 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $330.75, median $330.75, highest $330.75.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $330.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.