Elbow X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $105.33 to $295.00, with a median of $229.00. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $123.67 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $201.75 at 110 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 73080, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital one side lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ELBOW RIGHT 3 File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $105.33 | $123.92 | $7.58–$293.79 | 15% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $110.38 | $129.87 | $7.58–$293.79 | 15% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital one side Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ELBOW LEFT 3 XRAY File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $110.38 | $129.87 | $7.58–$293.79 | 15% |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Elbow Comp Min 3 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $203.53 | $203.53 | — | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views Right+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views Left+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views Left+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Kaleida Health one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Elbow Min 3V Rt+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $295.00 | $295.00 | — | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw - Xr Elbow 3+ Views Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$343.50 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $105.33, median $229.00, highest $295.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $229.00, median $229.00, highest $229.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $229.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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 complete elbow X-ray takes three or more pictures of the elbow from different angles. It is the usual study after an elbow injury in children and adults, because some fractures show only on angled views.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73080 ($262.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NYELBOW LEFT 3V | $17.00 | file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NYELBOW RT 3V | $17.00 | file |