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X-ray Imaging For A Hip Contrast Study

Montana rates for HCPCS 73525

The x-ray imaging and the radiologist's interpretation for a hip arthrogram, a study in which contrast dye placed in the hip joint outlines the structures inside it. The images show the cartilage lining, the ring of cartilage around the socket, and the joint capsule far better than plain x-rays. Putting the dye into the joint is a separate service, and the study is often followed by MRI or CT for more detail.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-ray Imaging For A Hip Contrast Study cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$126 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$37.15 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $34 to $269Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $45 to $229
$20$50$100$200$500facility $191professional $186

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$191

AK $363NY $95.50

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.