Lower leg X-ray cost in McAllen, TX
In McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views: from $81.98 to $1,475.38, with a median of $86.00. The lowest listed price is at Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley — $4.02 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $345.75 at 302 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Oct 6, 2025 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley lowest Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Leg 1 View | $81.98 | $409.92 | $30.74–$165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX · (956) 968-8567 Hc X-Ray Tib + Fib, 2Vw | $86.00 | $757.70 | $31.74–$742.55 | 89% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 LOWER LEG 1 VIEW | $86.00 | $702.78 | $31.74–$591.86 | 88% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 C-ARM OR TIBULA/FIBULA 2 VIEW | $86.00 | $739.83 | $31.74–$591.86 | 88% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 LOWER LEG 1 OR 2 VIEWS | $86.00 | $739.57 | $31.74–$591.86 | 88% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 OR LOWER LEG 2 VIEWS (TIB/FIB) | $86.00 | $725.07 | $31.74–$591.86 | 88% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Leg(Tib/Fib),1v | $119.17 | $595.84 | $30.74–$165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Leg,(Tib/Fib)Ap/Lat | $172.70 | $863.52 | $30.74–$165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley one side Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Hchg Leg Rt 3view 1-3y | $202.94 | $1,014.72 | $30.74–$165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley one side Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Hchg Leg Lt 3view 1-3y | $202.94 | $1,014.72 | $30.74–$165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Leg 2 Views | $202.94 | $1,014.72 | $30.74–$165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Hchg Leg Bilt 3 View 1-3y | $263.87 | $1,319.36 | $30.74–$165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital one side San Juan, TX · (956) 632-6000 XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 V LT | $1,475.38 | $1,475.38 | $103.28–$1,254.07 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital one side San Juan, TX · (956) 632-6000 XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 V RT | $1,475.38 | $1,475.38 | $103.28–$1,254.07 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.98, median $86.00, highest $1,475.38 — a 18.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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.