Lower leg X-ray cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views: from $282.48 to $933.84, with a median of $381.85. The lowest listed price is at Bluegrass Community Hospital — $99.37 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $301.20 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 73590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Community Hospital lowest Versailles, KY · (859) 879-2300 Radiologic examination; tibia and fibula, 2 views | $282.48 | $706.19 | $211.86–$706.19 | 60% | — source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc X-Ray Tibia Fibula, 2 Views - Xr Tibia Fibula 2 Views | $288.12 | $720.30 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC XR LEG TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VWS | $338.62 | $843.00 | $58.04–$767.13 | 60% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Radiologic examination; tibia and fibula, 2 views | $380.55 | $951.38 | $86.51–$951.38 | 60% | — source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris, KY · (859) 987-3600 Radiologic examination; tibia and fibula, 2 views | $383.14 | $957.85 | $86.51–$957.85 | 60% | — source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC XR LEG TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VWS | $397.13 | $843.00 | $58.04–$767.13 | 53% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown, KY · (502) 868-1100 Radiologic examination; tibia and fibula, 2 views | $437.36 | $1,093.40 | $86.51–$1,093.40 | 60% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY · (859) 260-6100 X-ray of lower leg, 2 views | $933.84 | $1,245.12 | $84.54–$2,531.33 | 25% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $282.48, median $381.85, highest $933.84 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $338.62. 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 7 of 7 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.