Heel X-ray cost in Worcester, MA — inpatient
In Worcester, MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for heel bone (calcaneus) X-ray, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $200.00 to $671.00, with a median of $423.00. The lowest listed price is at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital — $223.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $274.60 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 73650, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Westborough, MA X-ray heel source file | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | — |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Calcaneus Min 2 Views File of Apr 3, 2026 · source file | $406.00 | $406.00 | — | — |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Calcaneus Min 2 Views File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — |
| Milford Regional Medical Center one side Milford, MA · (508) 473-1190 Oscalsis - Right Ap & Lat+1 more line at this price source file | $487.00 | $487.00 | $487.00 | — |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Calcaneus Min 2 Views File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $671.00 | $671.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $200.00, median $423.00, highest $671.00 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $423.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.