Houston → X-ray of the shoulder
X-ray of the shoulder in Houston
Across 13 of 26 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $296 to $2,600 — 8.8× the price for the same billing code.
For scale: Medicare pays hospitals about $88.91 for this as an outpatient service — the 2026 national rate, before local wage adjustment.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Houston Medical Center advanceddallas.com · Houston | $170–$801 varies | $801 | $28–$139 | C |
| Texas Childrens Hospital shrinerschildrens.org · Houston | $296 | $296 | $20–$176 | C |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center memorialhermann.org · Houston | $439–$659 varies | $2,059 | $87–$166 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System memorialhermann.org · Houston | $439–$659 varies | $2,059 | $87–$166 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital memorialhermann.org · Houston | $439–$659 varies | $1,372 | $87–$166 | C |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital memorialhermann.org · Humble | $439–$659 varies | $1,372 | $87–$166 | C |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center chisaintjosephhealth.org · Houston | $559 | $1,596 | $35–$1,596 | B |
| St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage chisaintjosephhealth.org · Houston | $559 | $1,596 | $35–$1,596 | B |
| Houston Methodist Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $591 | $1,182 | $87–$350 | B |
| Elite Hospital Kingwood kingwood247er.com · Kingwood | $632 | $1,264 | $72–$96 | C |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center chisaintjosephhealth.org · Pasadena | $635 | $1,814 | $33–$1,360 | C |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Baytown | $798 | $1,596 | $87–$316 | B |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Nassau Bay | $798 | $1,596 | $87–$316 | B |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $798 | $1,596 | $87–$316 | B |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Cypress | $798 | $1,596 | $87–$316 | B |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital houstonmethodist.org · Houston | $798 | $1,596 | $87–$350 | B |
| St Joseph Medical Center sjmctx.org · Houston | $900–$1,351 varies | $1,351 | $32–$1,351 | B |
| Womans Hospital of Texas,the womanshospital.com · Houston | $1,488–$2,967 varies | $2,967 | $34–$2,522 | C |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital texasorthopedic.com · Houston | $1,730–$3,812 varies | $3,812 | $34–$3,431 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Pasadena | $1,807–$4,492 varies | $2,248 | $34–$4,043 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Kingwood | $2,255–$4,550 varies | $4,550 | $34–$4,095 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Tomball hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Tomball | $2,314–$2,327 varies | $2,327 | $35–$1,047 | D |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $2,449 | $2,449 | $35–$1,306 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare West hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $2,600 | $2,600 | $34–$2,340 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Webster | $2,737–$4,076 varies | $4,076 | $34–$3,668 | C |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center hcahoustonhealthcare.com · Houston | $2,737–$4,076 varies | $4,076 | $34–$3,668 | C |
What these three numbers mean
Self-pay price is what the hospital says it charges someone paying directly. It is the number to ask for by name. List price is the undiscounted charge almost nobody pays. Insurers pay is the range of procedure-specific negotiated rates in the file — useful mainly to see whether the self-pay price is above or below what insurers get.
Some hospitals attach one flat rate to nearly their whole price list. Those are excluded here, because a number identical for a colonoscopy and a blood test says nothing about either. More on that →
Billing code CPT 73030 —
X-ray shoulder. Every price on this page is read from the hospital's
own published file; open a hospital to see which file and when it was read.