Heel X-ray cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $30.40 to $310.23, with a median of $185.50. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $155.10 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $178.86 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Jan 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 ORTHO EX. READ CALCANEUS 2 VIE source file | $30.40 | $47.50 | $47.50–$374.00 | 36% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Os Calcis or Heel Min 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.81 | $257.00 | — | 46% |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 XRAY CALCANEUS MINIMUM 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $170.19 | $271.00 | $62.33–$244.98 | 37% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 XRAY CALCANEUS MINIMUM 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $178.86 | $271.00 | $89.70–$233.06 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 XRAY CALCANEUS MINIMUM 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $178.86 | $271.00 | $89.70–$233.06 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN XRAY CALCANEUS MINIMUM 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $178.86 | $271.00 | $89.70–$233.06 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 XRAY CALCANEUS MINIMUM 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $192.14 | $260.00 | $83.20–$235.30 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 XRAY CALCANEUS MINIMUM 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $192.14 | $260.00 | $103.48–$235.30 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 XRAY CALCANEUS MINIMUM 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $192.14 | $260.00 | $99.81–$260.00 | 26% |
| The Cook Hospital one side Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR calcaneus RT min 2V,Right side of body+1 more line at this price source file | $220.77 | $334.50 | — | 34% |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC X-RAY HEEL >=2 VIEWS File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $227.59 | $535.50 | $82.82–$908.42 | 57% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 OS CALCIS source file | $239.36 | $374.00 | $47.50–$374.00 | 36% |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 X-ray of heel, minimum of 2 views File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $310.23 | $383.00 | $130.95–$383.00 | 19% |
Outpatient: lowest $30.40, median $185.50, highest $310.23 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $174.53. 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 10 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.