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Elbow X-ray, Multiple Views

South Dakota 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 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 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$28.18$12.02 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$166 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $95 to $398Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $8 to $65
$10$20$50$100$200facility $263professional $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
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$194.98
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 51st of 51

$28.84

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.