Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $59.64 to $886.64, with a median of $159.30. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $99.66 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $240.21 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 9 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 Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Lowest$59.64Norton Clark Hospital
Median$159.30half pay less
Highest$886.64in this market
Difference14.9×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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
median
Lowest $59.64Highest $886.64
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital one side lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT | $59.64 | $426.00 | $14.28–$372.75 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital one side Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT | $59.78 | $427.00 | $14.28–$373.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$408.85 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$408.85 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT | $96.20 | $481.00 | $79.37–$402.21 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL | $102.00 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR ELBOW 2 VWS LT | $102.00 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR ELBOW 2 VWS RT | $102.00 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 76% | — source file |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$446.25 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$446.25 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT | $105.00 | $525.00 | $82.54–$439.01 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT | $143.26 | $377.00 | $50.48–$377.00 | 62% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS RT | $153.00 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS LT | $153.00 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL | $153.00 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 64% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 1 VIEW RT | $161.50 | $425.00 | $56.91–$425.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 1 VIEW LT | $161.50 | $425.00 | $56.91–$425.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT | $161.50 | $425.00 | $56.91–$425.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL | $161.50 | $425.00 | $56.91–$425.00 | 62% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS UNI | $165.60 | $276.00 | $3.44–$250.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS UNI | $165.60 | $276.00 | $3.44–$250.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT | $191.25 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT | $191.25 | $425.00 | $71.40–$425.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Our Lady of Peace one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS RT | $238.85 | $425.00 | $76.50–$425.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Our Lady of Peace one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS LT | $238.85 | $425.00 | $76.50–$425.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL | $238.85 | $425.00 | $76.50–$425.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Harrison County Hospital one side Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 X-ray of elbow, 2 views | $260.40 | $434.00 | $14.28–$390.60 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Hospital one side Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 X-ray of elbow, 2 views | $271.80 | $453.00 | $14.28–$407.70 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville one side Clarksville, IN RAD Elbow 2 Views Rt | $389.97 | $389.97 | $81.42–$331.47 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville one side Clarksville, IN RAD Elbow 2 Views Lt | $389.97 | $389.97 | $81.42–$331.47 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS | $390.34 | $920.00 | $54.99–$837.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 X-ray of elbow, 2 views | $886.64 | $1,182.19 | $67.48–$2,364.38 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 X-ray of elbow, 2 views | $886.64 | $1,182.19 | $27.53–$2,364.38 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 X-ray of elbow, 2 views | $886.64 | $1,182.19 | $14.28–$1,773.29 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital both sides Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BI | $331.20 | $552.00 | $3.44–$404.34 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital both sides Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BI | $331.20 | $552.00 | $3.44–$404.34 | 40% | — source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville both sides Clarksville, IN RAD Elbow 2 Vw Bilat | $389.97 | $389.97 | $81.42–$331.47 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $59.64, median $159.30, highest $886.64 — a 14.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $331.20, median $360.59, highest $389.97 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
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 14 facilities here, median $122.63. 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 17 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.