Heel X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views: from $85.35 to $686.40, with a median of $417.00. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $331.65 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $251.40 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 73650, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital one side lowest Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 CALCANEUS 2-VIEW RIGHT+1 more line at this price source file | $85.35 | $84.42 | $42.21–$162.92 | -1% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital one side Kittanning, PA OS CALCIS RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $87.30 | $291.00 | $12.65–$291.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM OF HEEL source file | $88.00 | $176.00 | $5.66–$196.54 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 OSCALCIS-LT+1 more line at this price source file | $167.16 | $238.80 | $21.64–$175.81 | 30% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS source file | $251.40 | $419.00 | $13.22–$368.72 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $335.72 | $436.00 | $18.40–$267.60 | 23% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR CALCANEUS MIN 2V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $353.32 | $484.00 | $18.40–$297.22 | 27% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS source file | $405.00 | $675.00 | $28.71–$573.75 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $417.00 | $695.00 | $27.65–$625.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS source file | $419.40 | $699.00 | $28.64–$594.15 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS source file | $424.20 | $707.00 | $29.14–$600.95 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS source file | $436.20 | $727.00 | $28.39–$581.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $28.47–$684.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS source file | $469.80 | $783.00 | $30.04–$720.36 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 PORTABLE OS CALCIS/HEEL RT+5 more lines at this price source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $286.75–$1,306.38 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 HEEL LT MIN 2 VW+1 more line at this price source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 XR HEEL MIN 2 VW source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CALCANEOUS MIN 2 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $13.80–$972.40 | 40% |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital both sides Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 CALCANEUS 2-VIEW BILATERAL source file | $85.35 | $168.84 | $81.06–$162.92 | 49% |
Outpatient: lowest $85.35, median $417.00, highest $686.40 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $85.35, median $85.35, highest $85.35.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $418.20. 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 15 of 17 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.