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Elbow X-ray, Multiple Views

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 7 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$33.11$23.99 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$117 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $35 to $437Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $16 to $129
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $33

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
$37.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 10th 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.