Scans and imaging CPT 73070 Outpatient

Elbow X-ray (2 views) cost in Shelby, MT

In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for elbow X-ray, 2 views: from $254.64 to $254.64, with a median of $254.64. Across Montana, the median is $167.53 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$254.64Logan Health - Shelby

Median$254.64half of hospitals charge less

Highest$254.64in this market

Difference1.0×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 Shelby, MT.

median

Lowest $254.64Highest $254.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 OR Exam+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$254.64	$391.75	—	35%

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 $254.64, median $254.64, highest $254.64.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $254.64. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.