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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Alabama rates for HCPCS 73560

A basic X-ray of the knee taken from one or two angles, used to look for fractures, arthritis, or other bone and joint problems. It's a simpler, quicker exam than a knee X-ray series with more views, often used when only a basic look at the joint is needed. It provides less detail than exams using additional angles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$25.12 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$42.66 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $32 to $324Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $10 to $55
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $100professional $31

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$138.04

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in West Virginia than in South Dakota. 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.

Alabama· 46th of 51

$35.48

WV $67.61SD $30.90

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.