Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Grand Junction, CO — inpatient

In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $249.90 to $249.90, with a median of $249.90. Across Colorado, the median is $301.22 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$249.90Family Health West Hospital

Median$249.90half of hospitals charge less

Highest$249.90in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Family Health West Hospital one side Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC DI ELBOW 2 VIEW UNILATERAL source file	$249.90	$357.00	—	30%

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.

One side of the body : lowest $249.90, median $249.90, highest $249.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $262.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.