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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Louisiana 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$26.30 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$69.18 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $42 to $166Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $49
$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $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
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$38.02

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.