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Elbow X-ray, Multiple Views

Minnesota 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$46.77$30.20 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$87.10 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $45 to $331Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $20 to $112
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $145professional $47

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
$30.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$51.29

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.