Scans and imaging CPT 73600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ankle X-ray (2 views) cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the ankle, 2 views as an inpatient: from $147.50 to $297.70, with a median of $297.70. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $150.20 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $243.50 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 73600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$147.50MUSC Medical Center
Median$297.70half pay less
Highest$297.70in this market
Difference2.0×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $147.50Highest $297.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY ANKLE,AP/LAT $147.50 $295.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC X-Ray Ankle 2 Views $297.70 $458.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC X-Ray Ankle 2 Views $297.70 $458.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC X-Ray Ankle 2 Views $297.70 $458.00 — 35% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC X-Ray Ankle 2 Views $297.70 $458.00 — 35% —
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Inpatient: lowest $147.50, median $297.70, highest $297.70 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $297.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

An ankle X-ray with two views shows the ankle bones. It is used after twisted ankles and falls to look for fractures.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.