ACR logo

ACR AC Portal

Home Acute Hip Pain
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, initial imaging 3198669
Radiography hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, fracture suspected, radiography negative, next imaging study 3198672
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, fracture suspected, radiography indeterminate, next imaging study 3198671
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, fracture on radiography, next imaging study 3198674
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, post reduction of hip dislocation, follow-up imaging 3198676
Radiography hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, ligament injury suspected, radiography indeterminate, next imaging study 3198678
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, tendon injury suspected, radiography negative, next imaging study 3198683
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, muscle injury suspected, radiography indeterminate, next imaging study 3198680
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, tendon injury suspected, radiography indeterminate, next imaging study 3198682
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, muscle injury suspected, radiography negative, next imaging study 3198681
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
Hip pain, acute, traumatic, ligament injury suspected, radiography negative, next imaging study 3198679
MRI hip without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually appropriate
US hip
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
MRI hip without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Bone scan hip
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
CT hip without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢
Usually not appropriate
© 2025