Finger X-ray cost in California

In California, 192 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the finger(s), 2 or more views: from $25.00 to $2,026.78, with a median of $365.01. The lowest price is at County of Monterey (Salinas). The highest price is 81.1× the lowest.

• The median here, $365.01, is 76% above the US median of $207.64.
• That is 4.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
• California ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 61 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 73140. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map