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X-ray Of The Thigh Bone

California rates for HCPCS 73550

X-ray examination of the femur, the long bone of the thigh between the hip and the knee, taken from more than one angle. It is used to look for a fracture or a bone lesion, or to check how a known injury is healing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does X-ray Of The Thigh Bone cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $178.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $35 to $126Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $178 to $186
$20$50$100$200$500facility $48professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 12th of 35

$60.26

OK $186FL $21.38

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.