Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $357.60 to $408.30, with a median of $357.60. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $268.50 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 73070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$357.60Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital + 3 more
Median$357.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$408.30in this market
Difference1.1×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $357.60Highest $408.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Elbow 2 Views source file $357.60 $596.00 — 40%
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Elbow 2 Views source file $357.60 $596.00 — 40%
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Elbow 2 Views source file $357.60 $596.00 — 40%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Elbow 2 Views source file $357.60 $596.00 — 40%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Elbow 2 Views source file $408.30 $1,361.00 — 70%
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 $357.60, median $357.60, highest $408.30 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,033.00 — 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.