Walk-In X-Ray in Charlotte (Steele Creek)
Walk in for an X-ray at our Steele Creek clinic in Charlotte, 7 days a week. Walk-ins are welcome during clinic hours; availability can change. Your provider reviews the images and recommends care; a radiologist provides a final report. The radiologist’s reading is generally available in about 2 hours, but timing can vary and is not guaranteed. With insurance, your share depends on your plan and the visit and imaging services received. Self-pay X-rays are $95 per body part, with the radiologist’s fee included and no facility fee, plus the $140 visit.
- ✓ X-ray at Steele Creek, 7 days a week
- ✓ Selected chest, rib, abdominal and extremity X-rays when appropriate
- ✓ $95 per body part, all views included
- ✓ No facility fee and no separate radiologist bill
- ✓ Splints, boots, crutches and slings in the clinic
- ✓ Seen at Plaza Midwood? Staff can coordinate X-ray care at Steele Creek
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¿Necesita una radiografía? Venga sin cita a nuestra clínica de Steele Creek, 7 días a la semana.
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What we X-rayCost vs. hospitalWhat to expectPlaza Midwood coordinationAfter your X-rayWhen to go to the ER
Does urgent care do X-rays?
OneSpotMD offers walk-in X-ray services at Steele Creek during clinic hours; availability can change. A provider examines you first and decides which X-ray you need. If you have already been evaluated at Plaza Midwood and sent for an X-ray, no second evaluation is needed at Steele Creek. You don’t need an appointment, an outside order or a separate trip to an imaging center.
What we X-ray
The provider decides whether an X-ray is appropriate and whether we can perform the needed views. These are the most common:
| X-ray | Common reasons |
|---|---|
| Chest | Cough, pneumonia, chest injury or trouble breathing. See bronchitis and cough care. |
| Ribs | A fall or hit to the chest, or pain when you breathe |
| Belly (abdomen) | Belly pain, constipation or a swallowed object |
| Hand, finger and wrist | A fall on your hand, a jammed finger, or glass in a cut |
| Foot and ankle | A rolled ankle, a stubbed toe, or pain when you walk |
| Knee and shoulder | Sports, falls, lifting and work injuries |
| Head or facial injury | Assessment first. A plain X-ray cannot rule out brain injury; significant head injuries may need emergency care and CT imaging. |
We don’t do CT, MRI or ultrasound. If you need one, we’ll refer you.
How much does an X-ray cost?
- Copay: you pay the copay amount set by your plan at the visit.
- Deductible or coinsurance: your share depends on your plan and services received. You may receive a bill after insurance processes the claim.
- NC Medicaid plans: copays for covered visits with most NC Medicaid plans are usually $0 or $4; confirm coverage and costs.
- X-ray: imaging may be subject to your plan’s deductible, coinsurance or other cost-sharing. Confirm benefits with your insurer.
Self-pay prices
These are discounted prices for patients who don’t have insurance or choose not to use it. $140 for the visit plus $95 per body part. All views of that body part, the radiologist’s read and any facility costs are included.
What “per body part” means
An ankle X-ray often needs 3 views (front, side and angled). All 3 are included in one $95 X-ray. If you need your ankle and your knee X-rayed, that’s 2 body parts, or $190.
Splints, boots, crutches and slings are priced separately, only if you need them. See all the plans we take on our insurance page.
X-ray with us vs. a hospital imaging center
| OneSpotMD Steele Creek | Hospital imaging center | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-pay price | ✓ $95 per body part, imaging only; $140 visit additional | Prices vary by facility, exam and coverage; request a written estimate |
| Getting an order | ✓ Our provider examines you and orders the X-ray in the same visit | You need an order from a provider first |
| When | ✓ During the visit when clinically appropriate and available | Often a separate appointment |
| Fees | ✓ The $95 self-pay imaging fee includes the radiologist read and no facility fee; the $140 visit is additional. | Separate imaging, radiologist and facility fees are common |
| With insurance | ✓ Cost-sharing depends on your plan and imaging benefits | Often a separate copay or bill for imaging |
| Results | ✓ Provider review and a radiologist report, generally in about 2 hours; timing varies | Results usually go back to the doctor who ordered them |
| Next steps | ✓ Your provider recommends appropriate treatment or referral | Another visit to your doctor to start treatment |
If you get an X-ray at a hospital-based facility, ask before your X-ray whether they charge a separate radiologist fee, imaging fee or facility fee. At OneSpotMD, the $95 self-pay imaging price per body part includes the radiologist read and no facility fee. The $140 visit and other services or supplies are additional.
What to expect at your visit
Seen at Plaza Midwood? Use your X-ray fast pass
Our Plaza Midwood clinic doesn’t have an X-ray machine. If your Plaza Midwood provider orders an X-ray, staff coordinate the next step with our Steele Creek clinic:
- If your Plaza Midwood provider has evaluated you and ordered an X-ray, you receive a fast pass for Steele Creek
- No second evaluation or new appointment is needed. Walk in during Steele Creek business hours
- Tell the Steele Creek team you have been evaluated at Plaza Midwood and are there for your fast-pass X-ray. The team can usually take care of your X-ray within a few minutes; wait times can vary. This refers to the X-ray visit, not the time to receive the final radiologist report
- Your Plaza Midwood provider sees the images and follows up with you
After your X-ray
| If your X-ray shows | What happens next |
|---|---|
| No fracture seen | Care based on the exam. Some fractures are not visible initially; persistent pain may need repeat imaging or specialist assessment. |
| A simple break | We splint it in the clinic, including custom fiberglass splints, and set up follow-up care |
| A displaced break or one that may need surgery | Stabilization when appropriate and urgent orthopedic or emergency referral based on severity; appointment timing depends on availability |
| Pneumonia or another chest problem | Antibiotics or other treatment, and a follow-up plan |
Fast orthopedic referrals
If you have a displaced fracture or a break that may need surgery, we coordinate orthopedic or emergency referral based on urgency; specialist appointment timing varies. For example, a wrist fracture that may need surgery goes to a hand and wrist surgeon. We splint you in the meantime, so treatment starts right away.
Pain and swelling relief right away
The provider chooses pain relief after reviewing your history and medicines. Ketorolac (Toradol) is an option for selected patients, but is not appropriate for everyone, including people with certain kidney, bleeding, ulcer or pregnancy risks. Worsening swelling may require urgent reassessment rather than an injection.
Both clinics stock boots, crutches, slings and splints. See sprains, fractures and orthopedic care.
X-rays for kids, pregnancy and work injuries
| Topic | What to know |
|---|---|
| Kids | We X-ray kids too. The provider considers age, cooperation and whether the exam can be performed safely; some children need referral. See urgent care for kids. |
| Pregnancy | Tell us if you are or might be pregnant. Your provider will talk with you before any X-ray. |
| Work injuries | We do X-rays for workers’ comp injuries. |
Why you shouldn’t wait
Prompt assessment can help identify injuries or illness that need treatment. Imaging is used only when clinically indicated.
| If you wait | What can happen |
|---|---|
| A break you can’t see from the outside | It can heal crooked or not heal, and recovery takes longer |
| Walking on an injured foot or ankle | More damage to the bone or joint |
| A cough that may be pneumonia | It can get worse and may need a hospital stay |
| Glass or metal left in a cut | Infection, or the piece working its way deeper |
When to go to the ER instead
- A bone pushing through the skin
- A limb that looks badly bent or out of place
- Numbness, or a cold or blue hand or foot
- A serious head injury, passing out, or confusion
- Severe trouble breathing or chest pain
- Anything you think is life-threatening
Call 911 for any of these.
Related services
Sprains and fracturesStitchesUrgent care for kidsWorkers’ compMinor proceduresUrgent care servicesInsurance we accept
Further reading: Bone X-rays and X-ray safety.
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