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Elbow Arthrogram Imaging

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 73085

This is the imaging portion of an elbow arthrogram, a study in which contrast material is injected into the elbow joint and then a series of images is taken to show the joint's internal structures, including cartilage and ligaments. It can reveal tears or irregularities that are difficult to see on a plain image without contrast. A radiologist reviews the images and provides a written interpretation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Elbow Arthrogram Imaging cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $257 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$83.18 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$117 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,413Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $81 to $186
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $257professional $110

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$110

AK $309UT $74.13

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.