Knee X-ray (4+ views) cost in Huntsville, AL — inpatient
In Huntsville, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for knee X-ray, complete, 4 or more views as an inpatient: from $131.50 to $425.00, with a median of $264.22. The lowest listed price is at Huntsville Hospital and 1 other hospital — $132.72 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $218.53 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 73564, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 27, 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 Huntsville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Madison, AL LAB-SPECIAL STAIN GRPII,INT/RP File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $131.50 | $131.50 | $65.75–$134.72 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 LAB-SPECIAL STAIN GRPII,INT/RP File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $131.50 | $131.50 | $65.75–$134.72 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 LAB-SPECIAL STAIN GRPII,INT/RP File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $131.50 | $131.50 | $65.75–$134.72 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison, AL LAB-SPECIAL STAIN GRPII,INT/RP File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $131.50 | $131.50 | $65.75–$134.72 | — |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 LE-KNEE 4V PLUS DR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $396.94 | $1,890.17 | $396.94–$1,606.64 | 79% |
| Athens Limestone Hospital one side Athens, AL · (256) 233-9292 ..LMV:PATELLA COMP OBL/TUNNEL RIGHT+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $425.00 | $425.00 | $63.18–$340.00 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison, AL X-RAY EXAM KNEE 4 OR MORE File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $425.00 | $425.00 | $95.32–$425.00 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 X-RAY EXAM KNEE 4 OR MORE File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $425.00 | $425.00 | $95.32–$425.00 | — |
| Athens Limestone Hospital one side Athens, AL · (256) 233-9292 X-RAY EXAM KNEE 4 OR MORE+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | $63.18–$380.00 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 D-IMPLANT NOT CLASSIFIED R24 File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $144,500.00 | $144,500.00 | $134.72–$93,925.00 | — |
| Huntsville Hospital one side Madison, AL D-IMPLANT NOT CLASSIFIED R24 File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $144,500.00 | $144,500.00 | $134.72–$93,925.00 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $131.50, median $264.22, highest $425.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $235.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 complete knee X-ray takes four or more pictures of the knee, often including a view of the kneecap. It is used for knee pain, arthritis evaluation before joint replacement, and after injuries.
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 73564 ($317.25). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital Madison, ALNITROGLYCERIN INJ 5 MG PREMIX | $10.19 | file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, ALNITROGLYCERIN INJ 5 MG PREMIX | $10.19 | file |