Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Fresno, CA — inpatient

In Fresno, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $196.30 to $532.00, with a median of $478.40. The lowest listed price is at Saint Agnes Medical Center — $282.10 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $395.81 at 184 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 73070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Jun 18, 2026.

Lowest$196.30Saint Agnes Medical Center
Median$478.40half pay less
Highest$532.00in this market
Difference2.7×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 Fresno, CA.

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Lowest $196.30Highest $532.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Agnes Medical Center one side lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Xr Elbow 2 Views Rt $196.30 $302.00 $7.80–$713.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Agnes Medical Center one side lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Xr Elbow 2 Views Lt $196.30 $302.00 $7.80–$713.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Xr Elbow 2 Views Bl $294.45 $453.00 $7.80–$713.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 XRAY-ELBOW TWO VIEWS $478.40 $598.00 $152.49–$657.80 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 XRAY-ELBOW TWO VIEWS $478.40 $598.00 $152.49–$657.80 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 XRAY-ELBOW TWO VIEWS $478.40 $598.00 $152.49–$657.80 20% Jun 15, 2026
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Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 XRAY-ELBOW TWO VIEWS $478.40 $598.00 $152.49–$657.80 20% Jun 16, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 RADEX ELBOW 2 VIEWS $532.00 $950.00 $118.00–$370.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $196.30, median $478.40, highest $532.00 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $478.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 6 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.