Knee X-ray cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for knee X-ray, 3 views: from $174.00 to $503.65, with a median of $266.20. The lowest listed price is at Bridgton Hospital — $92.20 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $207.10 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 73562, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgton Hospital lowest Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC X-RAY KNEE 3 VIEW | $174.00 | $564.38 | $97.72–$511.89 | 69% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W-KNEE 3 VIEWS 73562 | $205.80 | $343.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B-KNEE 3 VIEWS 73562 | $205.80 | $343.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 KNEE 3 VIEWS 73562 | $205.80 | $343.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC XRAY EXAM OF KNEE 3 VIEWS | $266.20 | $266.20 | $85.99–$307.53 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC XRAY EXAM OF KNEE 3 VIEWS | $342.65 | $342.65 | $85.22–$387.05 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC XRAY EXAM OF KNEE 3 VIEWS | $503.65 | $503.65 | $85.22–$473.43 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $174.00, median $266.20, highest $503.65 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $304.43. 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 knee X-ray with three views takes pictures of the knee from different angles to show the bones, joint space and signs of arthritis or fracture. It is often the first imaging test for knee pain or injury, before any MRI.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray of one knee. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73562 ($269.88). 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.
| MaineHealth Brunswick, MECHG RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION KNEE 3 VIEWS | $21.00 | file |