Can Urgent Care Do X-Rays?
Yes. Many urgent care centers, including Complete Health Partners, offer onsite digital X-rays to quickly diagnose broken bones, sprains, fractures, chest infections, and other conditions without the long wait and high cost of an emergency room visit.
If you've suffered an injury or your provider needs imaging to determine what's causing your symptoms, an urgent care with X-ray services can often diagnose and begin treatment during the same visit.
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Urgent Care X-Rays At a Glance
| Can urgent care do x-rays? | Yes, in many cases |
|---|---|
| Walk-ins accepted? | Yes |
| Need an appointment? | No |
| X-rays may be preformed for | Fractures, Chest Pain, Severe Cough |
| Self-pay available | Yes |
| Insurance Accepted? | Yes, most major insurances |
When Do You Need An X-Ray?
An X-ray allows providers to look inside your body to identify injuries and certain medical conditions that aren't visible during a physical exam.
You may need an X-ray if you have:
- A possible broken bone or fracture
- Ankle, foot, wrist, hand, or finger injuries
- Knee, shoulder, elbow, or hip injuries
- Falls or sports injuries
- Persistent back or neck pain after an injury
- Chest pain or difficulty breathing
- A severe cough that could be pneumonia
- Rib injuries
- Joint pain or swelling
- Suspected arthritis or degenerative joint changes
What Conditions Can an Urgent Care X-Ray Help Diagnose?
At Complete Health Partners, onsite X-rays help evaluate a wide variety of injuries and illnesses, including:
Bone & Joint Injuries
- Broken bones (fractures)
- Stress fractures
- Dislocations
- Sprains
- Sports injuries
- Finger and toe injuries
- Wrist injuries
- Shoulder injuries
- Knee injuries
- Foot and ankle injuries
Chest Conditions
Chest X-rays can help evaluate:
- Pneumonia
- Bronchitis complications
- Persistent cough
- Chest congestion
- Rib fractures
- Certain causes of shortness of breath
Other Conditions
Depending on your symptoms, X-rays may also help evaluate:
- Arthritis
- Joint degeneration
- Foreign bodies under the skin
- Certain soft tissue injuries when combined with a physical exam
Should I Visit Urgent Care or The ER for an X-Ray?
Not every injury requires an expensive trip to the emergency room. If you're dealing with a non-life-threatening injury or illness that may require an X-ray, urgent care is often the faster and more affordable choice.
| Choose Urgent Care If You Have... | Go to the Emergency Room If You Have... |
|---|---|
| A possible broken bone without the bone coming through the skin | A bone protruding through the skin (open fracture) |
| Ankle, wrist, hand, foot, finger, or toe injuries | Severe deformity or loss of circulation to an arm or leg |
| A sprain, strain, or sports injury | Major trauma from a car accident or significant fall |
| Rib pain after a minor injury | Severe chest pain that may be a heart attack |
| A persistent cough that may need a chest X-ray | Severe difficulty breathing or respiratory distress |
| A suspected stress fracture | Head injuries with loss of consciousness or confusion |
| Joint pain or swelling | Suspected spinal or neck injuries |
| Minor falls with ongoing pain | Heavy or uncontrolled bleeding |
| A workplace injury requiring evaluation | Multiple serious injuries requiring emergency care |
Why Choose Complete Health Partners For X-Ray?
When you visit Complete Health Partners, you'll receive convenient, comprehensive care in one location.
Our urgent care offers:
- Onsite digital X-rays
- Walk-in availability
- Online scheduling
- Short wait times
- Experienced providers
- Treatment during the same visit
- Follow-Up Care with a Sports Medicine Physician
- Affordable self-pay options
- Convenient Nashville and Hendersonville locations
- Evening and Weekend Hours
Instead of visiting multiple facilities, many patients can be evaluated, diagnosed, and treated in a single appointment.
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Same-Day X-Rays Available
If you've been injured or need an X-ray for an illness or injury, Complete Health Partners provides fast, convenient urgent care with onsite digital X-rays at our Nashville and Hendersonville locations.
Walk in today or book your visit online to get answers—and treatment—without the long wait at the emergency room.