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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Iowa 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 8 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$38.02$25.12 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$67.61 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $54 to $363Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $9 to $123
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $38

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
$53.70
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$56.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 27th of 51

$38.90

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.