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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Minnesota 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$50.12$29.51 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$105 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $60 to $437Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $9 to $123
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $170professional $50

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
$60.26
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.50
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$51.29

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.