Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Massena, NY — inpatient

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $147.81 to $354.84, with a median of $290.35. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital — $142.54 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $199.55 at 107 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$147.81Gouverneur Hospital
Median$290.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$354.84in this market
Difference2.4×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $147.81Highest $354.84

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC XR ELBOW AP _ LAT_ 2 VIEWS source file $147.81 $227.40 — 35%
Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC XR ELBOW AP _ LAT_ 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $290.35 $446.69 — 35%
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC XR ELBOW AP _ LAT_ 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $354.84 $545.90 — 35%
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 $147.81, median $290.35, highest $354.84 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $265.59 — 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.