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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Colorado 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 7 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$36.31$26.92 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$58.88 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $36 to $457Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $102
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $36

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
$48.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$40.74

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.