CPT 38790

Standard X-ray

Current code35 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Other government program: TRICARE, VA, Indian Health Service, workers' compensation, or another public program.

Prices for CPT 38790 by hospital
HospitalOther government program rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27—$255$637
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27—$682$1,705
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$1,450 – $2,175$2,071 – $3,107
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28—$310$1,015
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01—$1,417$2,024
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$52.65 – $150Doctor’s fee: $97.50 – $150$81.00 – $231Doctor’s fee: $150 – $231
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$255$637
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27—$255$637
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27—$255$637
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27—$255$637
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27—$682$1,705
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$303$433
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$235$451
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$101 – $5,1121 plan$343 – $12,469$343 – $12,469
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28—$309$1,015
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28—$292$1,015
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28—$359$1,015
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28—$318$1,015
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28—$336$1,015
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28—$448$1,015
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$349$728
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$349$728
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$349$728
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$255$637
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$868 – $1,302$1,240 – $1,859
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$493$966

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
$82.84 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$76.20 in a hospital or surgery center

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 38790:

  • 38790P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
  • 38790T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)