Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Outpatient

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Denver, CO

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 23 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $95.94 to $2,272.60, with a median of $917.00. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $821.06 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $301.22 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 23 facilities across 10 cities for code 73070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$95.94Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$917.00half pay less
Highest$2,272.60in this market
Difference23.7×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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

median
Lowest $95.94Highest $2,290.75
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ELBOW 2 VIEW $95.94 $274.10 $91.80–$1,520.35 65% Apr 30, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS $178.75 $275.00 $27.50–$253.00 35% Apr 17, 2026
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National Jewish Health one side Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC DI ELBOW 2 VIEW UNILATERAL $186.90 $267.00 $91.80–$226.95 30% —
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC X-RAY ELBOW 2 VW $301.22 $301.22 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC X-RAY ELBOW 2 VW $301.22 $301.22 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC X-RAY ELBOW 2 VW $301.22 $301.22 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC X-RAY ELBOW 2 VW $301.22 $301.22 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver one side Westminster, CO RAD Elbow 2 Views Rt $372.14 $372.14 $25.61–$316.32 — Aug 6, 2026
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Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver one side Westminster, CO RAD Elbow 2 Views Lt $372.14 $372.14 $25.61–$316.32 — Aug 6, 2026
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HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation one side Aurora, CO XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $448.71 $448.71 $68.20–$403.84 — Sep 1, 2026
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Spalding at Psl one side Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $448.71 $448.71 $68.20–$403.84 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation one side Aurora, CO XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $448.71 $448.71 $68.20–$403.84 — Sep 1, 2026
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Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Denver one side Denver, CO XR Elbow 2 Views Left $452.48 $452.48 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes one side Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $917.00 $917.00 $139.38–$825.30 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes one side Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $917.00 $917.00 $139.38–$825.30 — Sep 1, 2026
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Spalding at Psl one side Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $923.85 $923.85 $248.52–$408.34 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Central Park ER one side Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,464.00 $1,464.00 $222.53–$1,317.60 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Central Park ER one side Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,464.00 $1,464.00 $222.53–$1,317.60 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Rose one side Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,464.00 $1,464.00 $222.53–$1,317.60 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Rose one side Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,464.00 $1,464.00 $222.53–$1,317.60 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge one side Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,635.65 $1,635.65 $248.62–$1,472.09 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Northeast ER one side Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,635.65 $1,635.65 $248.62–$1,472.09 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Northeast ER one side Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,635.65 $1,635.65 $248.62–$1,472.09 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge one side Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,635.65 $1,635.65 $248.62–$1,472.09 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Swedish one side Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,708.23 $1,708.23 $259.65–$1,537.41 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Belmar ER one side Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,708.23 $1,708.23 $259.65–$1,537.41 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Southwest ER one side Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,708.23 $1,708.23 $259.65–$1,537.41 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Swedish one side Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,708.23 $1,708.23 $259.65–$1,537.41 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Belmar ER one side Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,708.23 $1,708.23 $259.65–$1,537.41 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Southwest ER one side Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,708.23 $1,708.23 $259.65–$1,537.41 — Sep 1, 2026
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Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca one side Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,868.56 $1,868.56 $284.02–$1,681.70 — Sep 1, 2026
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Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca one side Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,868.56 $1,868.56 $284.02–$1,681.70 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Aurora one side Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $1,868.56 $1,868.56 $284.02–$1,681.70 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Aurora one side Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $1,868.56 $1,868.56 $284.02–$1,681.70 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Sky Ridge one side Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $2,272.60 $2,272.60 $345.44–$2,045.34 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone South Parker ER one side Parker, CO XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $2,272.60 $2,272.60 $345.44–$2,045.34 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone South Parker ER one side Parker, CO XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $2,290.75 $2,290.75 $348.19–$2,061.68 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Healthone Sky Ridge one side Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $2,290.75 $2,290.75 $348.19–$2,061.68 — Sep 1, 2026
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Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver both sides Westminster, CO RAD Elbow 2 Vw Bilat $372.14 $372.14 $25.61–$316.32 — Aug 6, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $95.94, median $917.00, highest $2,272.60 — a 23.7× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $372.14, median $372.14, highest $372.14.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $301.22. 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 3 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.