Lower leg X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient
In Pittsburgh, PA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views as an inpatient: from $85.35 to $686.40, with a median of $411.00. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $325.65 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $323.30 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 73590, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital lowest Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 TIBIA_FIBULA (LEG) source file | $85.35 | $88.89 | $44.45–$162.92 | 4% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 RT LOWER LEG source file | $92.58 | $154.30 | $108.01 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital one side Kittanning, PA TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $340.00 | $306.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 LOWER LEG-LT source file | $132.03 | $220.05 | $154.03 | 40% |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Pittsburgh one side Oakdale, PA RAD Tibia/Fibula Lt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $236.40 | $236.40 | $68.56–$200.94 | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver one side Beaver, PA · (412) 728-7000 RAD Tibia/Fibula Lt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $236.40 | $236.40 | $59.10–$200.94 | — |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $312.00 | $520.00 | $390.00–$457.60 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC XR TIBIA&FIBULA 2V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $335.72 | $436.00 | $25.62–$56.06 | 23% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR TIBIA&FIBULA 2V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $353.32 | $484.00 | $36.27–$56.06 | 27% |
| Heritage Valley Beaver one side Beaver, PA · (412) 728-7000 RAD Tibia/Fibula Rt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $372.14 | $372.14 | $93.04–$316.32 | — |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Pittsburgh one side Oakdale, PA RAD Tibia/Fibula Rt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $372.14 | $372.14 | $107.92–$316.32 | — |
| Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA · (412) 728-7000 RAD Tib Fib Ap&lat+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $372.14 | $372.14 | $93.04–$316.32 | — |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Pittsburgh Oakdale, PA RAD Tibia/Fibula 2 Vw Bil+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $372.14 | $372.14 | $107.92–$316.32 | — |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $405.00 | $675.00 | $176.18–$573.75 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $417.00 | $695.00 | $278.00–$625.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $419.40 | $699.00 | $251.64–$650.07 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $424.20 | $707.00 | $245.33–$600.95 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $436.20 | $727.00 | $247.18–$581.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $232.87–$684.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS source file | $469.80 | $783.00 | $281.88–$720.36 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 PORTABLE LOWER LEG(RECHECK)RT+9 more lines at this price source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $479.70 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 TIB/FIB AP AND LAT-RT+1 more line at this price source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | — | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 XR TIB/FIB AP AND LAT source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | — | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 TIBIA FIBULA 2 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $743.60–$972.40 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $85.35, median $411.00, highest $686.40 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $417.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.