Knee X-ray cost in California

In California, 188 hospitals publish a cash price for knee X-ray, 3 views: from $55.40 to $3,183.39, with a median of $459.20. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 57.5× the lowest.

• The median here, $459.20, is 68% above the US median of $273.84.
• That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
• California ranks 47th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 61 of 188 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 73562. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map