Lower leg X-ray cost in Waterbury, CT
In Waterbury, CT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views: from $203.50 to $303.14, with a median of $289.85. The lowest listed price is at PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waterbury — $86.35 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $281.43 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 73590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Waterbury, CT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waterbury one side lowest Waterbury, CT RAD Tibia/Fibula Rt | $203.50 | $203.50 | $152.63 | — | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waterbury one side Waterbury, CT RAD Tibia/Fibula Lt | $236.40 | $236.40 | $177.30 | — | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Xr Tibia/Fibula 2 Views Lt | $289.85 | — | $52.82–$309.43 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Xr Tibia/Fibula 2 Views Rt | $289.85 | $527.00 | $52.82–$527.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Xr Tibia/Fibula 2 Views Lt | $289.85 | $527.00 | $52.82–$527.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 XR Tibia/Fibula 2 Views Left | $303.14 | $606.28 | $14.97–$303.14 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VIEWS LEFT | $303.14 | $606.28 | $14.97–$303.14 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 XR TIBIA/FIBULA 2 VIEWS RIGHT | $303.14 | $606.28 | $14.97–$303.14 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 XR Tibia/Fibula 2 Views Right | $303.14 | $606.28 | $14.97–$303.14 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Xr Tibia/Fibula 2 Views Bl | $434.50 | $790.00 | $52.82–$790.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waterbury Waterbury, CT RAD Tib Fib Ap&lat | $523.50 | $523.50 | $392.63 | — | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital both sides Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 XR Tibia/Fibula 2 Views Bilateral | $309.36 | $618.72 | $14.97–$309.36 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $203.50, median $289.85, highest $303.14 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $309.36, median $309.36, highest $309.36.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $289.85. 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 1 of 3 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.