Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 19 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $194.00 to $1,066.50, with a median of $203.98. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $9.98 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $203.98 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 73070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB XRAY ELBOW AP/LAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | — | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX ELBOW 2 VW+1 more line at this price File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $29.30–$367.16 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $53.03–$387.55 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte, NC HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $77.51–$407.95 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $46.02–$387.55 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $61.03–$387.55 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $40.80–$395.71 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $40.80–$375.31 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $89.81–$375.31 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $89.81–$375.31 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $50.06–$387.55 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC DX ELBOW 2 VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $203.98 | $407.95 | $29.30–$375.31 | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Elbow 2v+2 more lines at this price source file | $245.43 | $909.00 | $79.81–$1,807.22 | 73% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $373.00 | $373.00 | $56.14–$354.35 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $373.00 | $373.00 | $56.14–$354.35 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $373.00 | $373.00 | $56.14–$354.35 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 ELBOW 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $752.00 | $1.00–$571.52 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 ELBOW 2 VIEWS File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $752.00 | $1.00–$571.52 | 25% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB XRAY ELBOW AP/LAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,066.50 | $2,133.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $194.00, median $203.98, highest $1,066.50 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $203.98. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 14 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.