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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 October 2026.

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

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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$48.98$36.31 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$46.77 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $36 to $178Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $30 to $79
$50$100$200facility $87professional $49

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
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
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
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$50.12

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.