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Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views

Virginia 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$30.90 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$26.92 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $11 to $151Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $27 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $44professional $37

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
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$123.03
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$67.61
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
4 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
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$37.15

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.