Ankle X-ray cost in California

In California, 191 hospitals publish a cash price for ankle X-ray, complete, 3 or more views: from $30.00 to $3,000.03, with a median of $514.50. The lowest price is at County of Monterey (Salinas). The highest price is 100.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $514.50, is 88% above the US median of $274.40.
• That is 5.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
• California ranks 48th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 61 of 191 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 73610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map