Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Outpatient

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in McPherson, KS

In McPherson, KS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $114.75 to $411.95, with a median of $247.16. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital KS — $132.41 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $196.40 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Jun 8, 2026 and Aug 13, 2026.

Lowest$114.75Mercy Hospital KS

Median$247.16half of hospitals charge less

Highest$411.95in this market

Difference3.6×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 McPherson, KS.

median

Lowest $114.75Highest $411.95

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mercy Hospital KS one side lowest Moundridge, KS · (620) 345-6391 XR Elbow 2 Views Left+1 more line at this price source file	$114.75	$135.00	$23.19–$135.00	15%
McPherson Hospital McPherson, KS · (620) 241-2250 X-ray of elbow, 2 views File of Jun 8, 2026 · source file	$247.16	$334.00	$70.43–$340.68	26%
Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg, KS · (785) 227-3308 X-ray of elbow, 2 views File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file	$411.95	$588.50	$112.24–$559.08	30%
Mercy Hospital KS both sides Moundridge, KS · (620) 345-6391 XR Elbow 2 Views Bilateral source file	$148.75	$175.00	$23.19–$175.00	15%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $114.75, median $247.16, highest $411.95 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $148.75, median $148.75, highest $148.75.

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.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 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.