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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 October 2026.

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

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$26.92 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $83Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $43
$20$50$100facility $83professional $31

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
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
4 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
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in Vermont 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$32.36

VT $347FL $26.92

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.