How much does a wrist x-ray cost without insurance?

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31. Depends on your area

1) If there is any type of bleeding or bone showing go to the ER.

2) Otherwise you can wait until tomorrow AM and either see your regular doctor if you have one or go to an urgent care facility.

If you call around and negotiate, the urgent care visit with x-ray should be less than $250 in most areas of the country. If you see your regular doctor and she doesn't perform x-rays in office, ask her for a referral to a local outpatient free-standing facility and call them to negotiate. Usually the x-ray should be less than $75 including radiologist reading (often quite a bit less) if you pay with a credit card / cash.

One thing to note -- if you go the ER it depends but unless its a compound fracture they will probably discharge you with a referral to one of their on staff orthopedists -- there is no legal requirement to treat such an injury once its established that your stable.

FYI, emergency physicians and family practice / medicine physicians have training in the evaluation of fractures and treatment of simple fractures. Internal medicine docs may have the expertise as well depending on their specific program and / or post residency experience.