Lower leg X-ray cost in Knoxville, TN — inpatient
In Knoxville, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views as an inpatient: from $65.70 to $260.97, with a median of $72.27. The lowest listed price is at Parkwest Medical Center — $6.57 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $125.28 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 73590, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 27, 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 Knoxville, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center one side lowest Knoxville, TN · (865) 970-1001 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2V RT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $65.70 | $219.00 | — | 70% |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center one side Lenoir City, TN · (865) 271-6000 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2V LT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 27, 2026 · source file | $72.27 | $219.00 | — | 67% |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center one side Knoxville, TN · (865) 541-1101 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2V LT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $72.27 | $219.00 | — | 67% |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge one side Oak Ridge, TN · (865) 835-1000 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2V LT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $72.27 | $219.00 | — | 67% |
| Roane County Medical Center one side Harriman, TN · (865) 316-1000 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2V LT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $72.27 | $219.00 | — | 67% |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell, TN · (865) 545-8000 LE-TIB FIB 2V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $179.12 | $790.81 | $153.42–$790.81 | 77% |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette, TN · (423) 907-1200 LE-TIB FIB 2V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $260.97 | $790.81 | $137.60–$790.81 | 67% |
Inpatient: lowest $65.70, median $72.27, highest $260.97 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $72.27 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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.