Heel X-ray cost in Huntsville, AL — inpatient
In Huntsville, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $225.00 to $324.50, with a median of $308.57. The lowest listed price is at Athens Limestone Hospital — $83.57 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $161.00 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 73650, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 27, 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 Huntsville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Limestone Hospital one side lowest Athens, AL · (256) 233-9292 ..HEEL:POST REDUCTION RIGHT File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $225.00 | $225.00 | $39.26–$180.00 | — |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 LE-CALCANEUS 2PLS DR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $292.64 | $1,393.51 | $292.64–$1,184.48 | 79% |
| Athens Limestone Hospital one side Athens, AL · (256) 233-9292 X-RAY EXAM OF HEEL+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $316.00 | $316.00 | $39.26–$252.80 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison, AL XR-HEEL, RT*+1 more line at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $324.50 | $324.50 | $39.26–$324.50 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 XR-HEEL, LEFT*+1 more line at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $324.50 | $324.50 | $39.26–$324.50 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison, AL OR-XR-HEEL,RT File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $389.40 | $389.40 | $79.35–$253.11 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 OR-XR-HEEL,RT File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $389.40 | $389.40 | $79.35–$253.11 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 D-MESH R03 File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $491.50 | $491.50 | $112.14–$319.48 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison, AL D-MESH R03 File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $491.50 | $491.50 | $112.14–$319.48 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 D-INDWELLING PORT R18 File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $24,290.00 | $24,290.00 | $112.14–$15,788.50 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison, AL D-INDWELLING PORT R18 File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $24,290.00 | $24,290.00 | $112.14–$15,788.50 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $225.00, median $308.57, highest $324.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $287.67 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 4 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.