Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Outpatient

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Milwaukee, WI

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 16 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $138.86 to $237.50, with a median of $237.47. The lowest listed price is at Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus and 3 other hospitals — $98.61 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $189.00 at 102 hospitals.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 cities for code 73070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$138.86Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus + 3 more
Median$237.47half of hospitals charge less
Highest$237.50in this market
Difference1.7×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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

median
Lowest $138.86Highest $475.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus lowest Franklin, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file $138.86 $262.00 $27.50–$204.36 47%
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file $138.86 $262.00 $27.50–$204.36 47%
Ascension St. Francis Hospital lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file $138.86 $262.00 $27.50–$204.36 47%
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital lowest Franklin, WI HC X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file $138.86 $262.00 $27.50–$204.36 47%
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW 2 VIEWS source file $147.87 $279.00 $13.23–$182.03 47%
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon, WI HC X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW 2 VIEWS source file $147.87 $279.00 $13.23–$182.03 47%
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC ELBOW 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $191.26 $347.75 $243.43–$330.36 45%
Ascension Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital Mequon, WI HC X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW 2 VIEWS source file $237.44 $448.00 $13.23–$182.03 47%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 XR ELBOW 2 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 XR ELBOW 2 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 XR ELBOW 2 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI · (414) 649-6000 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $237.50 $475.00 $200.00–$460.00 50%
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 XR ELBOW BIL 2V File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 XR ELBOW BIL 2V File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI · (414) 649-6000 XR ELBOW BIL 2V File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 XR ELBOW BIL 2V File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 XR ELBOW BIL 1V+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 XR ELBOW BIL 2V File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 XR ELBOW BIL 2V File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 XR ELBOW BIL 2V File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file $475.00 $950.00 $200.00–$807.50 50%
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 $138.86, median $237.47, highest $237.50 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $237.50. 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 15 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.