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X-ray Imaging For A Hip Contrast Study

South Carolina 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$132$110 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$513 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,698Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $89 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $132

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
9 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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$132

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.