Scans and imaging CPT 73560 Outpatient

Knee X-ray (1-2 views) cost in Charleston, SC

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the knee, 1 or 2 views: from $130.50 to $275.60, with a median of $275.60. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $145.10 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $267.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 73560, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$130.50MUSC Medical Center
Median$275.60half pay less
Highest$275.60in this market
Difference2.1×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $130.50Highest $275.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY KNEE AP/LAT $130.50 $261.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC X-Ray Knee 1-2 Views $275.60 $424.00 — 35% —
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Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC X-Ray Knee 1-2 Views $275.60 $424.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC X-Ray Knee 1-2 Views $275.60 $424.00 — 35% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC X-Ray Knee 1-2 Views $275.60 $424.00 — 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $130.50, median $275.60, highest $275.60 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $275.60. 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 knee X-ray with one or two views shows the bones of the knee. It is used after injuries and for knee pain.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.