Heel X-ray cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $210.38 to $984.50, with a median of $213.06. The lowest listed price is at Atrium Health Lincoln and 7 other hospitals — $2.68 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $219.50 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 73650, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX HEEL File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $120.63–$399.71 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX HEEL File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $127.49–$399.71 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC DX HEEL File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $127.49–$387.09 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX HEEL File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $127.49–$387.09 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC DX HEEL File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $127.49–$387.09 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX HEEL File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $127.49–$399.71 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX HEEL+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $127.49–$378.68 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX HEEL File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $210.38 | $420.75 | $127.49–$399.71 | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Calcaneus Min 2v+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $215.73 | $799.00 | $232.51–$275.66 | 73% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $339.00 | $339.00 | $268.49–$322.05 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $339.00 | $339.00 | $268.49–$322.05 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $339.00 | $339.00 | — | — |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB XRAY HEEL MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $457.50 | $915.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 OS CALCIS 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $537.75 | $717.00 | $1.00–$544.92 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 OS CALCIS 2 VIEWS File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $537.75 | $717.00 | $1.00–$544.92 | 25% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB XRAY HEEL MIN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $984.50 | $1,969.00 | — | 50% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia both sides Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V BI File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $680.00 | $510.00–$646.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V BI File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $680.00 | — | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V BI File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $680.00 | $680.00 | $510.00–$646.00 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $210.38, median $213.06, highest $984.50 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $680.00, median $680.00, highest $680.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $210.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 13 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.