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Elbow X-ray, Multiple Views

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 73070

This X-ray exam captures images of the elbow joint from more than one angle to give a fuller view than a single image alone. It's used to evaluate fractures, dislocations, arthritis, or other suspected abnormalities of the elbow. Comparing views from different angles helps confirm the exact location and extent of a problem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Elbow X-ray, Multiple Views cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$22.39 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$69.18 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $28 to $309Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $95
$2$10$50$200facility $81professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$107.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$30.20

AK $67.61SD $28.84

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.