Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Anchorage, AK — inpatient

In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $419.00 to $568.62, with a median of $493.81. The lowest listed price is at Mat-Su Valley Medical Center — $74.81 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $392.36 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$419.00Mat-Su Valley Medical Center

Median$493.81half of hospitals charge less

Highest$568.62in this market

Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.

median

Lowest $419.00Highest $568.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mat-Su Valley Medical Center one side lowest Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 XR Elbow 2 V Left DR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$419.00	$838.00	$419.00–$804.48	50%
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC XR ELBOW LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$568.62	$729.00	—	22%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $419.00, median $493.81, highest $568.62 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $410.01 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A two-view elbow X-ray takes a front and a side picture of the elbow joint. It is used after a fall or blow to the elbow to look for a fracture or dislocation.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.