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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$32.36 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$97.72 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $39 to $295Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $28 to $60
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $39

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
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
10 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$40.74

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.