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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Washington, DC 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$31.62$8.71 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$79.43 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $72 to $302Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $8 to $95
$2$10$50$200facility $95professional $32

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
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$112.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.85
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$64.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$33.11

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.