Lower leg X-ray cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 40 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views as an inpatient: from $100.00 to $1,277.83, with a median of $416.00. The lowest listed price is at Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center — $316.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $432.60 at 185 hospitals.
Cash prices at 40 facilities across 25 cities for code 73590, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 2026.
Lowest$100.00Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Median$416.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,277.83in this market
Difference12.8×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $100.00Highest $1,295.00
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 666-0171 TIBIA/FIBULA AP/LAT [ 2 V ] source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC XR LOWER LEG LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $248.85 | $711.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC XR LOWER LEG LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $248.85 | $711.00 | — | 65% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC XR LOWER LEG LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $279.36 | $582.00 | — | 52% |
| USC Arcadia Hospital one side Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 XR-TIBIA/FIBULA:2 VWS-RT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $339.85 | $971.00 | $728.25–$971.00 | 65% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC XR LOWER LEG 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $350.88 | $731.00 | — | 52% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC XR LOWER LEG 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.55 | $1,053.00 | — | 65% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $369.20 | $710.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC XR LOWER LEG 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $395.52 | $824.00 | — | 52% |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $416.00 | $1,040.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 966-7200 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $416.00 | $1,040.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $416.00 | $1,040.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $416.00 | $1,040.00 | — | 60% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 TIBIA/FIBULA < 2 VW+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $302.82–$346.08 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena one side Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 TIBIA/FIBULA LEFT 2 VW File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $324.45–$346.08 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 TIBIA/FIBULARIGHT 2 VW+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $324.45–$346.08 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 TIBIA/FIBULA LEFT 2 VW File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $302.82–$346.08 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 TIBIA/FIBULARIGHT 2 VW+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $302.82–$346.08 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park one side Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 TIBIA/FIBULA LEFT 2 VW File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $302.82–$346.08 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 TIBIA/FIBULARIGHT 2 VW+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $302.82–$346.08 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital one side Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 TIBIA/FIBULA LEFT 2 VW File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $432.60 | $432.60 | $302.82–$346.08 | — |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (562) 602-6751 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $448.40 | $1,121.00 | — | 60% |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital one side Los Angeles, CA Radiologic Examination Tibia + Fibula 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $448.50 | $448.50 | — | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC XR LOWER LEG 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $459.20 | $1,312.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC XR LOWER LEG 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $463.40 | $1,324.00 | — | 65% |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center one side Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $484.00 | $484.00 | $254.10–$484.00 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center one side Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $484.00 | $484.00 | $290.40–$484.00 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center one side Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 XR TIBIA AND FIBULA 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $484.00 | $484.00 | $254.10–$484.00 | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC XR LOWER LEG 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $596.40 | $1,704.00 | — | 65% |
| Keck Hospital of USC one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Radiologic Examination Tibia + Fibula 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $661.50 | $661.50 | — | — |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 HC XR LOWER LEG LIMITED 32010499 File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $743.00 | $743.00 | $334.35–$743.00 | — |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 267-0477 TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VWS File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $822.56 | $822.56 | $218.80–$707.40 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood, CA · (323) 462-2271 TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VWS File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $822.56 | $822.56 | $575.79–$707.40 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital one side Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2VW UNILAT File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $840.67 | $1,293.34 | $109.64–$9,712.00 | 35% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center one side Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2VW UNILAT File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $1,136.07 | $1,747.80 | $109.64–$14,761.00 | 35% |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin, CA · (714) 619-7700 TIBIA & FIBULA 2 VWS File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,277.83 | $1,277.83 | $894.48–$1,098.93 | — |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner one side Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 XR TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS LT File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,295.00 | $1,295.00 | $582.75–$1,295.00 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital both sides Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VW BILAT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $648.90 | $648.90 | $454.23–$519.12 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena both sides Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VW BILAT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $648.90 | $648.90 | $486.68–$519.12 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park both sides Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VW BILAT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $648.90 | $648.90 | $454.23–$519.12 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital both sides Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VW BILAT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $648.90 | $648.90 | $454.23–$519.12 | — |
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Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Inpatient: lowest $100.00, median $416.00, highest $1,277.83 — a 12.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $648.90, median $648.90, highest $648.90.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 47 facilities here, median $369.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.