How much does a X-ray, pelvis typically cost in the United States?

Across 2,703 U.S. hospitals in 52 states, the modeled national fair BaseRate for X-ray, pelvis is $110, with most hospital negotiated prices falling between $35 and $224.

Why do hospital prices for X-ray, pelvis vary across facilities?

Commercial rates are negotiated individually between hospital systems and insurers, creating wide local dispersion even within the same metro area. Comparing facility-specific cash and in-network rates before scheduling care helps avoid overpaying.

National price data · 2,703 hospitals

X-ray, pelvis cost

What a x-ray, pelvis costs across the U.S. — and the fair price to aim for.

Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark

1.00×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

86/100 · Verified

86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited

File Completeness90

Price Logic88

Peer Alignment86

Clean Billing83

Real Cash Discount84

Regional Value Leader

Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintLow Shoppable & Low Captive

Uniform Value Leader

New London Hospital maintains disciplined commercial pricing across both elective shoppable care (0.7× Medicare) and captive emergency/ancillary departments (1.0× Medicare). Patients and health plans benefit from predictable, below-benchmark rates (0.82× Fair BaseRate) without hidden ancillary cross-subsidization.

#2 of 16 in NH · 6th State Percentile#329 of 3,385 in U.S. · 9th National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Elective shoppable care is priced 18% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.82×)
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 54% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
CMS clinical safety score (73/100 safety score) with 78% patient recommendation
IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (44.0% AGB cap)

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Even at low-cost facilities (1.00× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
Captive ER (1.0×) & laboratory (1.5×) services average 1.43× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.7×)
Even at low-cost facilities (1.00× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
Consolidated metro market (HHI 7,257) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

0.7× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER1.43× Divergence

1.0× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+10% Upper Tail

Q25 0.40× · Q50 0.88× · Q75 0.97×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.

Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×

Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable

0.7× MedicareGood

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

0.6× MedicareGood

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

1.4× MedicareGood

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

1.0× MedicareGood

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

1.5× MedicareGood

Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive

0.7× MedicareGood

Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes

54% Cash Edge · 99/100Good

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

3 CMS · 73/100Fair

National Geographic Price Intelligence · 50-State + DC/PR Cartogram

National State Price Index Heatmap · X-ray, pelvis

State commercial price index vs. U.S. median (1.00×) and average Medicare multiple across all 53 priced states & territories

<0.93× Below Fair Price 0.93–1.05× Near Average 1.05–1.18× Elevated >1.18× High-Cost State

AK1.65× 6.5× Med ME0.38× 1.5× Med WA1.85× 7.2× Med ID0.94× 3.7× Med MT1.02× 4.0× Med ND0.98× 3.8× Med MN1.02× 4.0× Med WI0.98× 3.8× Med MI0.62× 2.4× Med VT1.15× 4.5× Med NH1.01× 4.0× Med OR1.07× 4.2× Med NV0.83× 3.2× Med WY0.42× 1.6× Med SD0.97× 3.8× Med IA0.78× 3.1× Med IL1.02× 4.0× Med IN1.67× 6.6× Med OH0.92× 3.6× Med PA0.94× 3.7× Med NY0.65× 2.6× Med MA1.17× 4.6× Med CA1.22× 4.8× Med UT1.35× 5.3× Med CO0.97× 3.8× Med NE1.08× 4.2× Med MO0.94× 3.7× Med KY0.92× 3.6× Med WV0.93× 3.6× Med VA0.97× 3.8× Med MD1.67× 6.6× Med NJ1.07× 4.2× Med CT0.52× 2.0× Med AZ1.02× 4.0× Med NM1.05× 4.1× Med KS1.15× 4.5× Med AR0.96× 3.8× Med TN0.89× 3.5× Med NC0.95× 3.7× Med SC0.92× 3.6× Med DE1.14× 4.5× Med DC1.13× 4.4× Med RI1.25× 4.9× Med OK0.95× 3.7× Med LA0.88× 3.5× Med MS0.94× 3.7× Med AL0.88× 3.5× Med GA0.95× 3.7× Med HI0.73× 2.9× Med TX1.06× 4.2× Med FL1.06× 4.2× Med PR0.35× 1.1× Med

PR0.35×1.1× Med ME0.38×1.5× Med WY0.42×1.6× Med CT0.52×2.0× Med MI0.62×2.4× Med NY0.65×2.6× Med HI0.73×2.9× Med IA0.78×3.1× Med NV0.83×3.2× Med AL0.88×3.5× Med LA0.88×3.5× Med TN0.89×3.5× Med KY0.92×3.6× Med OH0.92×3.6× Med SC0.92×3.6× Med WV0.93×3.6× Med ID0.94×3.7× Med MO0.94×3.7× Med MS0.94×3.7× Med PA0.94×3.7× Med GA0.95×3.7× Med NC0.95×3.7× Med OK0.95×3.7× Med AR0.96×3.8× Med CO0.97×3.8× Med SD0.97×3.8× Med VA0.97×3.8× Med ND0.98×3.8× Med WI0.98×3.8× Med NH1.01×4.0× Med AZ1.02×4.0× Med IL1.02×4.0× Med MN1.02×4.0× Med MT1.02×4.0× Med NM1.05×4.1× Med FL1.06×4.2× Med TX1.06×4.2× Med NJ1.07×4.2× Med OR1.07×4.2× Med NE1.08×4.2× Med DC1.13×4.4× Med DE1.14×4.5× Med KS1.15×4.5× Med VT1.15×4.5× Med MA1.17×4.6× Med CA1.22×4.8× Med RI1.25×4.9× Med UT1.35×5.3× Med AK1.65×6.5× Med IN1.67×6.6× Med MD1.67×6.6× Med WA1.85×7.2× Med

5 Lowest-Price States (Confounder-Isolated Value Leaders)

PR0.35×(1.1×)ME0.38×(1.5×)WY0.42×(1.6×)CT0.52×(2.0×)MI0.62×(2.4×)

5 Highest-Markup States (Strict Bill Audit Recommended)

WA1.85×(7.2×)MD1.67×(6.6×)IN1.67×(6.6×)AK1.65×(6.5×)UT1.35×(5.3×)

The BaseRate high confidence

$110

the fair national price for a x-ray, pelvis

typically $35–$224 across 2,703 hospitals · how we calculate it

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

2,703

hospitals priced

states

6.4×

price spread — where shopping matters

3.9×

vs. Medicare

Across 2,703 hospitals in 52 states, a x-ray, pelvis has a fair BaseRate of $110 and typically costs $35–$224. The cheapest state is PR; the priciest is WA.

Cheapest hospitals for a x-ray, pelvis

X-ray, pelvis cost by state

AK $181 5 hospitals AL $97 50 hospitals AR $106 44 hospitals AZ $112 49 hospitals CA $134 215 hospitals CO $107 50 hospitals CT $57 17 hospitals DC $124 5 hospitals DE $125 9 hospitals FL $117 150 hospitals GA $104 92 hospitals HI $80 18 hospitals IA $86 70 hospitals ID $103 16 hospitals IL $112 100 hospitals IN $184 62 hospitals KS $126 83 hospitals KY $101 43 hospitals LA $97 74 hospitals MA $129 43 hospitals MD $184 3 hospitals ME $42 20 hospitals MI $68 60 hospitals MN $112 59 hospitals MO $103 71 hospitals MS $103 55 hospitals MT $112 10 hospitals NC $104 52 hospitals ND $108 18 hospitals NE $119 45 hospitals NH $111 15 hospitals NJ $118 49 hospitals NM $115 12 hospitals NV $91 21 hospitals NY $72 80 hospitals OH $101 109 hospitals OK $104 67 hospitals OR $118 29 hospitals PA $103 108 hospitals PR $32 3 hospitals RI $138 6 hospitals SC $101 41 hospitals SD $107 11 hospitals TN $98 72 hospitals TX $117 251 hospitals UT $148 36 hospitals VA $107 51 hospitals VT $126 5 hospitals WA $203 42 hospitals WI $108 86 hospitals WV $102 16 hospitals WY $46 5 hospitals

Inline Bill X-Ray & 501(r) Calculator 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Free Care ≤200% FPL · AGB Cap 36.3%

Audit a Bill or Quote at U.S. Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)

Fair BaseRate™ $110

Medicare Rate $64

Self-Pay Cash Request Quote

Insurer Median $110

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with U.S. Hospital Benchmark’s charged/list benchmark

2. Household Annual Income ($) Screened against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines

3. Household Size (1–8) 2026 FPL: $15,650 + $5,500 per additional person

Step 1 · 501(r) Charity Care Check 501(r) AGB Cap: $96 (274% FPL)

Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $96

At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $96).

Step 2 · Cash vs. Insurance Arbitrage Request Prompt-Pay Quote

Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible

Ask U.S. Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.

Step 3 · Fair BaseRate Target +$154 Above Fair BaseRate

Negotiate Toward $110 Fair BaseRate ($64 Medicare)

Your bill ($264) is $154 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($110) and 4.1× the $64 Medicare rate.

1-Click Factual Dispute Summary: Copy a citation-backed benchmark memo (with CMS CCN, CPT code, Medicare reference, Fair BaseRate, and 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) calculations) to paste into patient-portal messages or billing appeals.