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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 6 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$35.48$22.91 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$100 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $85 to $316Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $9 to $100
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $166professional $35

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
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 29th 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.