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Elbow X-ray, Multiple Views

Iowa 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 8 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$39.81$25.70 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$66.07 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $43 to $3,631Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $14 to $145
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $209professional $40

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
$36.31
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$186.21
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$50.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$91.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$40.74

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.