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Hip X-ray, Single View

South 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$41.69$31.62 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$117 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $62 to $295Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $27 to $89
$50$100$200$500facility $191professional $42

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
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65
6 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 18th of 51

$43.65

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.