Ankle X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for ankle X-ray, complete, 3 or more views: from $74.50 to $238.47, with a median of $199.00. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $124.50 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $199.00 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 73610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE | $74.50 | — | $36.49–$271.58 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Xray Ankle 3+ Views | $199.00 | $199.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Xray Ankle 3+ Views | $199.00 | $199.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Xray Ankle 3+ Views | $199.00 | $199.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Ankle 3+ Vw - Xr Ankle 3+ Views Right | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Ankle 3+ Vw - Xr Ankle 3+ Views Right | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Ankle 3+ Vw - Xr Ankle 3+ Views Right | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ankle Comp Min 3 Views | $238.47 | $238.47 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Radex Ankle Complete Minimum 3 Views | $387.68 | $387.68 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Radex Ankle Complete Minimum 3 Views | $387.68 | $387.68 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Radex Ankle Complete Minimum 3 Views | $387.68 | $387.68 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC 73610 - Ankle Complete Bilateral | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC 73610 - Ankle Complete Bilateral | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC 73610 - Ankle Complete Bilateral | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $74.50, median $199.00, highest $238.47 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $229.00, median $229.00, highest $229.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $199.00. 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 4 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 complete ankle X-ray takes at least three pictures of the ankle from different angles to show the bones and joint. It is commonly ordered after a twisted ankle or fall to check for a fracture.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray of one ankle. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73610 ($269.52). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC X-Ray Ankle 3+ Vw - Xr Ankle 3+ Views Left | $7.50 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC X-Ray Ankle 3+ Vw - Xr Ankle 3+ Views Left | $7.50 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC X-Ray Ankle 3+ Vw - Xr Ankle 3+ Views Left | $7.50 | file |