Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient

In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $59.64 to $390.34, with a median of $122.63. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $62.99 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $240.21 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 6 cities for code 73070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$59.64Norton Clark Hospital
Median$122.63half pay less
Highest$390.34in this market
Difference6.5×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 $390.34
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Norton Clark Hospital one side lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT $59.64 $426.00 $183.27–$372.75 86% Jun 3, 2026
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Norton Clark Hospital one side Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT $59.78 $427.00 $183.70–$373.63 86% Jun 3, 2026
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Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 13, 2026
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Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 13, 2026
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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
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Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 11, 2026
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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
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Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW 1 VW LEFT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW 1 VW RIGHT $96.20 $481.00 $79.37–$443.48 80% Feb 11, 2026
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University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR ELBOW 2 VWS LT $102.00 $425.00 $117.38–$425.00 76% —
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University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL $102.00 $425.00 $117.38–$425.00 76% —
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University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR ELBOW 2 VWS RT $102.00 $425.00 $117.38–$425.00 76% —
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Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$446.25 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$446.25 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 13, 2026
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Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW AP & LAT RT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 13, 2026
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Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW AP & LAT LT $105.00 $525.00 $86.63–$484.05 80% Feb 11, 2026
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UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $143.26 $377.00 $134.02–$377.00 62% —
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Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL $153.00 $425.00 $127.50–$425.00 64% —
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Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS LT $153.00 $425.00 $127.50–$425.00 64% —
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Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS RT $153.00 $425.00 $127.50–$425.00 64% —
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UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 1 VIEW RT $161.50 $425.00 $151.09–$425.00 62% —
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UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 1 VIEW LT $161.50 $425.00 $151.09–$425.00 62% —
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UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL $161.50 $425.00 $151.09–$425.00 62% —
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UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $161.50 $425.00 $151.09–$425.00 62% —
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St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS UNI $165.60 $276.00 $3.44–$250.00 40% —
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UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT $191.25 $425.00 $151.09–$425.00 55% —
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UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT $191.25 $425.00 $151.09–$425.00 55% —
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Our Lady of Peace one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS LT $238.85 $425.00 $127.50–$425.00 44% —
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Our Lady of Peace Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL $238.85 $425.00 $127.50–$425.00 44% —
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Our Lady of Peace one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW 2 VWS RT $238.85 $425.00 $127.50–$425.00 44% —
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Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville one side Clarksville, IN RAD Elbow 2 Views Rt $389.97 $389.97 $272.98–$331.47 — Aug 6, 2026
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Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville one side Clarksville, IN RAD Elbow 2 Views Lt $389.97 $389.97 $272.98–$331.47 — Aug 6, 2026
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CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS $390.34 $920.00 $671.60–$837.20 58% Feb 28, 2026
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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% —
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Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville both sides Clarksville, IN RAD Elbow 2 Vw Bilat $389.97 $389.97 $272.98–$331.47 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $59.64, median $122.63, highest $390.34 — a 6.5× 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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $159.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 13 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.