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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 $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$38.02$26.30 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$48.98 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $31 to $468Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $11 to $123
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $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
$31.62
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 28th 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.