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X-Ray of the Ankle With Contrast in the Joint

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 73615

X-ray imaging of the ankle taken after a contrast agent is injected into the joint space, which outlines structures that plain X-rays cannot show. It is used to examine the cartilage, the joint lining, and the ligaments, and to detect leaks from the joint capsule.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-Ray of the Ankle With Contrast in the Joint cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $251.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $324 to $776Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $95 to $282
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
1 more rate 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
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

West Virginia· 21st of 51

$151

AK $380NY $97.72

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.