Heel X-ray cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 21 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $107.09 to $527.00, with a median of $270.20. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $163.11 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $274.60 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 15 cities for code 73650, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Radex Calcaneus Minimum 2 Views source file | $107.09 | $237.98 | $62.86–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Radex Calcaneus Minimum 2 Views source file | $119.40 | $265.34 | $62.86–$475.07 | 55% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.00 | $155.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Xr Exam of Heel 2+ Views source file | $159.60 | $228.00 | $56.86–$530.75 | 30% |
| Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Bradford Haverhill, MA X-ray heel source file | $199.53 | $199.53 | $199.53 | — |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Xr Exam of Heel 2+ Views source file | $233.10 | $333.00 | $87.45–$656.29 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Radex Calcaneus Minimum 2 Views source file | $235.80 | $524.00 | $22.69–$512.54 | 55% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Xr Exam of Heel 2+ Views source file | $255.50 | $365.00 | $34.35–$547.50 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance one side Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Os Calcis-2 Views Left source file | $263.00 | $263.00 | $30.76–$522.55 | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $264.00 | $264.00 | — | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 XRAY; HEEL >=2 VWS (LT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $270.20 | $386.00 | — | 30% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $279.00 | — | — |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Stoughton one side Stoughton, MA RAD CalcaneUS 2+ View Rt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $291.00 | $291.00 | $203.70–$247.35 | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $304.00 | $304.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $319.00 | $319.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $324.00 | $324.00 | — | — |
| Emerson Hospital one side Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 HEEL UNILATERAL-RT+1 more line at this price File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $351.00 | $468.00 | $428.22 | 25% |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $441.00 | $441.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $445.00 | $445.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $479.00 | $479.00 | — | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC X RAY CALCANEUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $527.00 | $527.00 | — | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 XRAY; HEEL >=2 VWS (50) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $540.40 | $772.00 | — | 30% |
| Emerson Hospital both sides Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 HEELS BILATERAL File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $257.25 | $343.00 | $313.85 | 25% |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Stoughton both sides Stoughton, MA RAD CalcaneUS 2+ View Bilat File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $291.00 | $291.00 | $203.70–$247.35 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $107.09, median $270.20, highest $527.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $257.25, median $274.13, highest $291.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $311.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.