Heel X-ray cost in Albany, NY
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $90.59 to $285.35, with a median of $285.35. The lowest listed price is at Cobleskill Regional Hospital — $194.76 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $183.51 at 113 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 73650, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital lowest Cobleskill, NY · (518) 254-3456 HC Calcaneus 2 Views | $90.59 | $335.53 | $10.10–$98.65 | 73% | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital one side Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Xr Heel/Calcaneus > 2 Views Rt | $285.35 | $439.00 | $6.06–$439.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital one side Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Xr Heel/Calcaneus > 2 Views Lt | $285.35 | $439.00 | $6.06–$439.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital one side Schenectady, NY · (518) 382-4500 HC Xr Heel/Calcaneus > 2 Views Rt | $285.35 | $439.00 | $8.30–$417.05 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital one side Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Xr Heel/Calcaneus > 2 Views Lt | $285.35 | $439.00 | $6.06–$439.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital one side Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Xr Heel/Calcaneus > 2 Views Rt | $285.35 | $439.00 | $6.06–$439.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Xr Heel/Calcaneus > 2 Views Bl | $427.70 | $658.00 | $6.06–$658.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Xr Heel/Calcaneus > 2 Views Bl | $427.70 | $658.00 | $6.06–$658.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $90.59, median $285.35, highest $285.35 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $285.35. 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 heel X-ray takes at least two pictures of the calcaneus, the heel bone. It is ordered after a fall onto the feet, and for heel pain to look for a heel spur or stress fracture.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.