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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

North Carolina 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 8 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$33.88$23.99 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$85.11 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $44 to $339Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $9 to $95
$10$100$1Kfacility $200professional $34

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
$64.57
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 12th of 51

$42.66

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.