Heel X-ray cost in Chico, CA
In Chico, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $217.86 to $263.00, with a median of $240.43. The lowest listed price is at Orchard Hospital — $22.57 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $352.80 at 180 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 26, 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 Chico, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Hospital lowest Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 X-ray of heel, minimum of 2 views File of Sep 26, 2026 · source file | $217.86 | $363.10 | $27.28–$335.87 | 40% |
| Oroville Hospital one side Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Os Calsis Heel 2v Rt+1 more line at this price source file | $263.00 | $525.00 | $85.00–$578.00 | 50% |
| Oroville Hospital both sides Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Os Calsis-heel 2v-bilat source file | $394.00 | $788.00 | $85.00–$867.00 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $217.86, median $240.43, highest $263.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $394.00, median $394.00, highest $394.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.