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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Illinois 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$24.55 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$51.29 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $62
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $35

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
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$144.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$56.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
3 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
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$37.15

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.