Shoulder X-ray cost in California

In California, 192 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views: from $49.50 to $2,648.49, with a median of $551.80. The lowest price is at Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital (King City). The highest price is 53.5× the lowest.

• The median here, $551.80, is 99% above the US median of $277.00.
• That is 6.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
• California ranks 48th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 62 of 192 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 73030. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map