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Elbow X-ray, Multiple Views

Louisiana 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 6 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$30.90$25.70 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$44.67 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $31 to $275Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $19 to $52
$20$50$100$200$500facility $79professional $31

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
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 43rd of 51

$32.36

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.