Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Outpatient

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Phoenix, AZ

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 33 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $64.41 to $971.00, with a median of $198.61. The lowest listed price is at Banner Goldfield Medical Center — $134.20 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $189.54 at 54 hospitals.

Cash prices at 33 facilities across 15 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$64.41Banner Goldfield Medical Center
Median$198.61half of hospitals charge less
Highest$971.00in this market
Difference15.1×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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

median
Lowest $64.41Highest $971.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Banner Goldfield Medical Center one side lowest Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 XR ELBOW 2 VW LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $64.41 $339.00 $53.98–$409.57 81%
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center one side Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $72.89 $339.00 $50.08–$409.57 78%
Banner Del E Webb Medical Center one side Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $78.99 $339.00 $33.27–$409.57 77%
Banner Ironwood Medical Center one side San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 XR ELBOW 2 VW LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $79.66 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 77%
Banner Boswell Medical Center one side Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $82.72 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 76%
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center one side Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 XR ELBOW 2 VW LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $86.78 $339.00 $33.27–$409.57 74%
Banner Estrella Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 XR ELBOW 2 VW LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $88.48 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 74%
Banner Desert Medical Center one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $94.92 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 72%
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 XR ELBOW 2 VW LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $95.60 $339.00 $33.27–$409.57 72%
Banner Baywood Medical Center one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $97.63 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 71%
Banner Gateway Medical Center one side Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file $100.68 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 70%
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center one side Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $105.09 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 69%
Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM, ELBOW; 2 VIEWS File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file $106.79 $730.00 $303.68–$584.00 85%
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW LTD LT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $138.55 $605.00 $30.76–$494.29 77%
Banner Heart Hospital one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 854-5050 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $140.68 $339.00 $58.65–$409.57 59%
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $147.48 $644.00 $30.76–$526.15 77%
Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW LTD LT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $149.44 $605.00 $30.76–$494.29 75%
Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS RT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $159.07 $644.00 $30.76–$526.15 75%
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 448-7500 XR ELBOW 2 VW RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $198.61 $339.00 $26.51–$237.30 41%
St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW LTD RT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $225.00 $589.00 $30.76–$465.31 62%
Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $236.57 — $55.72–$263.93 —
St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW LTER File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $269.70 $706.00 $30.76–$571.86 62%
St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 XR ELBOW 1 VIEW LTD LT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $269.70 $706.00 $30.76–$557.74 62%
St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $279.25 $731.00 $30.76–$577.49 62%
St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS LTER File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $279.25 $731.00 $30.76–$592.11 62%
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $282.36 $1,233.00 $30.76–$1,007.37 77%
Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 XR ELBOW 2 VIEWS BIL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $304.56 $1,233.00 $30.76–$1,007.37 75%
College Medical Center - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 251-8535 HC RADEX ELBOW 2 VIEWS source file $325.00 $325.00 $35.56–$138.53 —
PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise one side Surprise, AZ RAD Elbow 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $372.14 $372.14 $21.32–$279.11 —
Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria one side Peoria, AZ XR Elbow 2 Views Left File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $452.48 $452.48 — —
Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix one side Phoenix, AZ XR Elbow 2 Views Left File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $452.48 $452.48 — —
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Elbow; 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $971.00 $971.00 — —
PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise both sides Surprise, AZ RAD Elbow 2 Vw Bilat File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $372.14 $372.14 $21.32–$279.11 —
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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $64.41, median $198.61, highest $971.00 — a 15.1× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $372.14, median $372.14, highest $372.14.

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 32 facilities here, median $199.28. 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 20 of 22 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.