Scans and imaging CPT 73564 Outpatient

Knee X-ray (4+ views) cost in Seattle, WA

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for knee X-ray, complete, 4 or more views: from $105.60 to $692.80, with a median of $279.76. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $174.16 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $420.00 at 49 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 73564, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$105.60Swedish Medical Center + 2 more

Median$279.76half of hospitals charge less

Highest$692.80in this market

Difference6.6×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

median

Lowest $105.60Highest $811.45

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Swedish Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC XR KNEE 4/PLUS VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$105.60	$220.00	—	52%
Swedish Issaquah lowest Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC XR KNEE 4/PLUS VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$105.60	$220.00	—	52%
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR KNEE 4/PLUS VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$105.60	$220.00	—	52%
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Knee Complete 4+ Vws File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$167.50	$335.00	—	50%
Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC XR KNEE 4/PLUS VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$264.48	$551.00	—	52%
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC XR KNEE 4/PLUS VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$264.48	$551.00	—	52%
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR KNEE 4/PLUS VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$264.48	$551.00	—	52%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 XRAY KNEE WT BEARING 4+ VIEW source file	$273.36	$536.00	$321.60–$428.80	49%
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC XR KNEE 4/PLUS VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$279.76	$538.00	—	48%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Radiologic Exam Knee Complete 4/More Views source file	$311.50	$445.00	—	30%
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 XRAY KNEE COMPLETE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$368.00	$460.00	$107.00–$380.00	20%
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC KNEE COMPLETE 4+ VWS source file	$405.73	$699.53	$57.96–$643.57	42%
Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC XR KNEE MIN 4VW source file	$456.00	$570.00	$48.45–$513.00	20%
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Xray Knee 4v or More source file	$692.80	$692.80	$174.59–$1,329.60	—
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics both sides Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Knee Complete 4+ Vws, Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$335.00	$670.00	—	50%
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital both sides Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC KNEE COMPLETE 4+ VWS, BILATERAL source file	$811.45	$1,399.05	$57.96–$1,287.13	42%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing.

Outpatient: lowest $105.60, median $279.76, highest $692.80 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $335.00, median $573.23, highest $811.45 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $276.56. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.