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CT Scan Of The Leg, Without Contrast

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 73700

This is a CT scan of a joint or region of the lower extremity, such as the knee, ankle, or thigh area, performed without contrast dye. It's used to get detailed cross-sectional images of bone and soft tissue when an X-ray doesn't give enough information, such as for complex fractures or unclear injuries. No injection is needed for this version of the scan.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Scan Of The Leg, Without Contrast cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $295.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,585Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $93 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $166

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
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
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Vermont than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$174

VT $603UT $105

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.