Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Lancaster, PA — inpatient

In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $127.56 to $270.40, with a median of $188.40. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $60.84 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $289.20 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 27, 2026.

Lowest$127.56Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

Median$188.40half of hospitals charge less

Highest$270.40in this market

Difference2.1×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 Lancaster, PA.

median

Lowest $127.56Highest $270.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 73070 X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW Tech File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file	$127.56	$440.00	$72.58–$373.19	71%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 73070 X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW RT Tech+1 more line at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file	$127.56	$440.00	$72.58–$373.19	71%
UPMC Lititz one side Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC ELBOW 2 VIEWS - RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file	$188.40	$314.00	$116.49–$266.90	40%
Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 X-Ray of Elbow, 2 Views File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$270.40	$338.00	$215.71–$270.40	20%

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 $127.56, median $188.40, highest $270.40 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $188.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 3 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.