Elbow X-ray cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $54.04 to $433.62, with a median of $147.60. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $93.56 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $327.15 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 5 cities for code 73080, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jun 3, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital one side lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VWS RT File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $54.04 | $386.00 | $166.06–$337.75 | 86% |
| Norton Clark Hospital one side Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VWS LT File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $70.84 | $506.00 | $217.68–$442.75 | 86% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $112.40 | $562.00 | $92.73–$518.16 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $112.40 | $562.00 | $92.73–$518.16 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $112.40 | $562.00 | $92.73–$477.70 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $112.40 | $562.00 | $92.73–$518.16 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY HB ELBOW COMP MIN 3 VWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $112.40 | $562.00 | $92.73–$518.16 | 80% |
| University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $147.60 | $615.00 | $169.86–$615.00 | 76% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $226.44 | $629.00 | $188.70–$629.00 | 64% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR ELBOW COMPLETE 3+ VIEWS UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $278.40 | $464.00 | $4.24–$309.40 | 40% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $285.76 | $752.00 | $267.34–$752.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $327.15 | $727.00 | $258.45–$727.00 | 55% |
| Our Lady of Peace one side Louisville, KY CR ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $345.63 | $615.00 | $184.50–$615.00 | 44% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC XR ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $433.62 | $1,022.00 | $746.06–$930.02 | 58% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital both sides Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR ELBOW COMPLETE 3+ VIEWS BI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $556.80 | $928.00 | $4.24–$618.79 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $54.04, median $147.60, highest $433.62 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $556.80, median $556.80, highest $556.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $260.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 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.