Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Sioux Falls, SD
In Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $166.00 to $347.20, with a median of $211.60. The lowest listed price is at Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah — $45.60 less than the median here. Across South Dakota, the median is $270.40 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 73070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sioux Falls, SD-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah lowest Viborg, SD · (605) 326-5161 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ELBOW 2 VIEWS | $166.00 | $166.00 | $58.10–$159.36 | — | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN · (507) 283-2321 RAD EXAM ELBOW 2 VWS | $184.00 | $230.00 | $55.68–$217.58 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD · (605) 764-1500 RAD EXAM ELBOW 2 VWS | $239.20 | $299.00 | $102.26–$269.10 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah Viborg, SD · (605) 326-5161 RAD EXAM ELBOW 2 VWS | $307.00 | $307.00 | $107.45–$294.72 | — | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD · (605) 333-1000 RAD EXAM ELBOW 2 VWS | $347.20 | $434.00 | $29.29–$390.60 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $166.00, median $211.60, highest $347.20 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $211.60. 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 3 of 4 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.