Heel X-ray cost in Chattanooga, TN
In Chattanooga, TN-GA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $139.39 to $813.78, with a median of $813.78. The lowest listed price is at Erlanger Health — $674.39 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $132.25 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 73650, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 25, 2026 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga, TN · (423) 778-7000 HC Calcaneus,Min 2 Vws File of Jan 25, 2026 · source file | $139.39 | $264.00 | $55.20–$224.40 | 47% |
| Parkridge West Hospital one side Jasper, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR CALCANEUS 2 + V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $813.78 | $813.78 | $123.69–$716.13 | — |
| Parkridge East Hospital one side East Ridge, TN XR CALCANEUS 2 + V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $813.78 | $813.78 | $123.69–$716.13 | — |
| Parkridge Medical Center one side Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR CALCANEUS 2 + V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $813.78 | $813.78 | $123.69–$716.13 | — |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital one side Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR CALCANEUS 2 + V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $813.78 | $813.78 | $122.07–$716.13 | — |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia both sides Ringgold, GA · (770) 874-5400 HC OSCALCIS 2 VIEWS BILAT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $153.92 | $520.00 | $32.60–$421.20 | 70% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson both sides Hixson, TN HC OSCALCIS 2 VIEWS BILAT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $153.92 | $520.00 | $20.30–$364.00 | 70% |
| Memorial Health Care System both sides Chattanooga, TN · (423) 495-2525 HC OSCALCIS 2 VIEWS BILAT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $219.96 | $520.00 | $20.30–$364.00 | 58% |
Outpatient: lowest $139.39, median $813.78, highest $813.78 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $153.92, median $153.92, highest $219.96 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $139.39. 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 1 of 5 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.