Hip X-ray cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included: from $75.60 to $643.00, with a median of $270.20. The lowest price is at Tufts Medical Center (Boston). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $270.20, is 6% above the US median of $254.75.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Massachusetts ranks 29th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 73502. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$75.60Tufts Medical Center
Median$270.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$643.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$194.60vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center lowest Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Xr Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $75.60 | $108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South one side Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Radex Hip Unilateral With Pelvis 2-3 Views | $94.87 | $210.81 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Radex Hip Unilateral With Pelvis 2-3 Views | $110.56 | $245.69 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC X-Ray Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $121.50 | $243.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC X-Ray Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $121.50 | $243.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC X-Ray Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $121.50 | $243.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital one side Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Xr Hip With Pelvis When Performed Unilateral 2-3 Views Rt | $141.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Xr Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $161.00 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center one side Holyoke · Springfield, MA X-ray hip uni 2-3 views RT | $172.00 | $172.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Radex Hip Unilateral With Pelvis 2-3 Views | $186.30 | $414.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital one side Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC HIP UNILATERAL 2-3 VIEWS | $221.44 | $221.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI 2-3 VIEWS | $222.50 | $222.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington one side Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $223.00 | $223.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth one side Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $224.00 | $224.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton one side Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $235.00 | $235.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital one side Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC HIP UNILATERAL 2-3 VIEWS | $268.31 | $268.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH XRAY; HIP CMP >=2 VWS (RT) | $270.20 | $386.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center one side Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA XR Hip/Pelvis 2/3 Vws Rt | $277.78 | $292.40 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital one side Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA XR Hip/Pelvis 2/3 Vws Lt | $277.78 | $292.40 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital one side North Adams · Pittsfield, MA XR Hip/Pelvis 2/3 Vws Rt | $277.78 | $292.40 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital one side Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $296.00 | $296.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital one side Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH X-RAY EXAM HIP UNI RT 2-3 VIEW | $300.00 | $400.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $302.00 | $302.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Xr Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Views | $309.40 | $442.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $364.00 | $364.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital one side Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $384.00 | $384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital one side Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Hip Unilateral W Pelvis 2-3 View|LEFT SIDE | $423.00 | $423.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center one side Milford · Worcester, MA Rt Hip W/Pelvis - 2-3 Views | $487.00 | $487.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital one side Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $527.00 | $527.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital one side Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Hip Unilateral W Pelvis 2-3 View|LEFT SIDE | $578.00 | $578.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham one side Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC RAD EXAM HIP UNILATERAL W PELVIS PRFRMD 2 TO 3 VIEWS | $591.00 | $591.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC X-Ray Exam Hip Uni 2-3 Vws | $625.00 | $625.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center one side Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Hip Unilateral W Pelvis 2-3 View | $643.00 | $643.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $75.60 | $252.60 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $121.50 | $171.47 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $423.00 | $532.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $277.78 | $277.78 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $141.05 | $156.52 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What hip X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hip X-ray explained.
X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included in other states
- Alabama$181.49
- Alaska$436.80
- Arizona$240.07
- Arkansas$116.76
- California$402.00
- Colorado$320.53
- Connecticut$368.44
- Delaware$314.97
- District of Columbia$181.27, 3 hospitals
- Florida$582.60
- Georgia$189.15
- Hawaii$291.00
- Idaho$231.75
- Illinois$302.50
- Indiana$265.20
- Iowa$206.00
- Kansas$253.93
- Kentucky$239.40
- Louisiana$126.87
- Maine$200.70
- Maryland$255.45
- Michigan$204.50
- Minnesota$276.39
- Mississippi$118.22
- Missouri$237.90
- Montana$210.38
- Nebraska$330.24
- Nevada$366.72
- New Hampshire$325.58
- New Jersey$112.34
- New Mexico$233.82
- New York$228.90
- North Carolina$239.50
- North Dakota$204.40
- Ohio$307.70
- Oklahoma$189.90
- Oregon$272.00
- Pennsylvania$354.40
- Puerto Rico$56.00
- Rhode Island$218.00
- South Carolina$250.00
- South Dakota$307.80
- Tennessee$141.75
- Texas$367.68
- Utah$331.08
- Vermont$569.65
- Virginia$250.50
- Washington$324.26
- West Virginia$188.70
- Wisconsin$291.20
- Wyoming$271.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.