Hand X-ray cost in California

In California, 193 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the hand, 3 or more views: from $45.00 to $2,623.53, with a median of $508.50. The lowest price is at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital (Hollister). The highest price is 58.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $508.50, is 88% above the US median of $270.88.
• That is 5.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
• California ranks 49th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 62 of 193 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 73130. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map