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Hip X-ray, Single View

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 73501

This is a basic X-ray exam of one hip, capturing a single image to evaluate the hip joint and surrounding bone. It can include the adjacent pelvis in the same image when relevant to the reason for the exam. A single view provides a quick look but offers less detail than a study using multiple angles.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hip X-ray, Single View cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$30.20 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$28.18 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $28 to $148Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $28 to $71
$20$50$100facility $44professional $36

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
16 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$37.15

AK $97.72FL $26.30

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.