Lower leg X-ray cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views: from $29.60 to $1,981.00, with a median of $231.70. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $202.10 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $345.75 at 302 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 cities for code 73590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIFY+1 more line at this price source file | $29.60 | $148.00 | $27.15–$154.28 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED XR TIB/FIB 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $52.47 | $262.36 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR TIB/FIB 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $52.47 | $262.36 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR TIB/FIB 2V+2 more lines at this price source file | $71.73 | $358.63 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR TIB/FIB 1V+2 more lines at this price source file | $71.73 | $358.63 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ES XR LOWER LEG AP/LAT (ROUTINE) RIGHT+1 more line at this price source file | $85.55 | $427.75 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX ES XR LOWER LEG AP/LAT (ROUTINE) RIGHT+1 more line at this price source file | $85.55 | $427.75 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR RSI TIBIA FIBULA source file | $89.97 | $449.87 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR RSI TIBIA FIBULA source file | $89.97 | $449.87 | $29.26–$256.19 | 80% |
| Del Sol Rehab East one side El Paso, TX XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 V LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $227.00 | $227.00 | $13.62–$215.65 | — |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso one side El Paso, TX RAD Tibia/Fibula Lt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $236.40 | $236.40 | $19.37–$200.94 | — |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso one side El Paso, TX RAD Tibia/Fibula Rt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $452.82 | $452.82 | $19.37–$384.90 | — |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX RAD Tib Fib Ap&lat+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $452.82 | $452.82 | $19.37–$384.90 | — |
| Del Sol Rehab East one side El Paso, TX XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 V RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,870.00 | $1,870.00 | $1,589.50 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,981.00 | $1,981.00 | $118.86–$1,881.95 | — |
| Las Palmas Rehab one side El Paso, TX XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,981.00 | $1,981.00 | $118.86–$1,881.95 | — |
| Del Sol Medical Center one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,981.00 | $1,981.00 | $118.86–$1,881.95 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $29.60, median $231.70, highest $1,981.00 — a 66.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $52.47. 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 3 of 8 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 lower leg X-ray takes two pictures of the shinbone (tibia) and the thinner bone beside it (fibula). It is ordered after a fall, twist or direct blow to check for a fracture, and to follow a known fracture as it heals.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
24 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73590 ($247.20). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LOWER LEG AP/LAT (ROUTINE) RIGHT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LOWER LEG AP/LAT (ROUTINE) LEFT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIMEN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIMEN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIMEN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIMEN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIMEN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIMEN | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LOWER LEG AP/LAT (ROUTINE) RIGHT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LOWER LEG AP/LAT (ROUTINE) LEFT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH LOWER LEG ONE VIEW SPECIMEN | $20.61 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXXR TIB/FIB 2V BI | $21.64 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXXR TIB/FIB 2V BI | $21.64 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH LEG TIBIA/FIBULA 2VWS RTN | $23.70 | file |