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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $100 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$38.02$23.44 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$58.88 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $48 to $355Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $9 to $132
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $100professional $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
$97.72
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$138.04

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 21st 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.