Knee X-ray (1 to 2 views, both knees) cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the knee, 1 to 2 views, both sides · CPT 73560

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Knee X-ray (1 to 2 views, both knees)

This is the short knee x-ray — one or two views — billed for both knees. It is the quick look: is anything broken, is the kneecap where it should be, how much space is left between the bones. It is a smaller and cheaper study than the four-or-more-view knee series, and it is not the study that answers every knee question.

$36.00

lowest cash price

$290.40

national median

$2,413.00

highest cash price

834

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $36.00–$2,413.00 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,413.00

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center — Mason City, IA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($235.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($255.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $368.16 $506.22 $859.56
Arizona 22 $64.60 $100.98 $808.78
Arkansas 10 $44.40 $271.70 $386.10
California 66 $94.15 $338.00 $988.89
Colorado 17 $57.73 $1,096.39 $1,096.39
Florida 82 $210.62 $601.44 $1,482.42
Georgia 25 $173.55 $271.13 $1,263.49
Hawaii 2 $161.28 $161.28 $250.50
Illinois 51 $71.28 $402.48 $862.40
Indiana 26 $228.00 $417.60 $1,749.35
Iowa 28 $142.08 $238.20 $2,413.00
Kansas 11 $143.20 $493.35 $928.35
Kentucky 22 $203.91 $458.40 $1,749.35
Louisiana 1 $110.24 $110.24 $110.24
Maine 7 $223.50 $332.00 $473.75
Maryland 2 $106.80 $106.80 $106.80
Michigan 27 $91.84 $340.12 $883.20
Minnesota 19 $181.60 $245.45 $446.40
Mississippi 11 $60.75 $96.76 $144.00
Missouri 21 $73.50 $190.30 $595.40
Montana 2 $182.40 $182.40 $192.00
Nebraska 13 $126.50 $231.84 $378.78
Nevada 4 $136.68 $421.69 $588.31
New Hampshire 1 $393.95 $393.95 $393.95
New Jersey 23 $96.23 $97.54 $321.00
New Mexico 2 $253.68 $253.68 $253.68
New York 23 $104.19 $104.19 $1,874.00
North Carolina 15 $209.50 $216.65 $316.00
North Dakota 4 $160.80 $188.00 $413.60
Ohio 67 $156.00 $387.40 $669.50
Oklahoma 18 $36.00 $298.65 $597.00
Oregon 13 $127.44 $177.75 $406.30
Pennsylvania 33 $108.00 $262.40 $736.00
South Carolina 11 $130.50 $257.50 $681.50
South Dakota 7 $277.60 $313.60 $397.60
Tennessee 38 $62.16 $92.40 $379.44
Texas 109 $121.50 $383.10 $1,087.02
Virginia 43 $64.63 $255.50 $464.40
Washington 25 $171.60 $264.48 $802.20
West Virginia 17 $120.50 $354.00 $458.40
Wisconsin 33 $71.25 $315.48 $775.00
Wyoming 4 $55.44 $221.76 $241.29

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $262.40 $20.63 – $497.84
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $262.40 $17.79 – $497.84
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $262.40 $20.63 – $497.84
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $262.80 $1.28 – $129.37
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $263.26 $72.66 – $194.81
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $263.26 $72.66 – $194.81
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $263.68 $41.27 – $469.56
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $264.48 $100.77 – $363.14
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $264.48 $100.77 – $375.11
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $264.48 $101.06 – $375.11
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $265.52 $34.30 – $484.38
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $265.52 $22.38 – $418.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $266.50 $108.08 – $273.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $266.50 $103.19 – $307.29
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $266.50 $104.34 – $273.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $266.50 $82.37 – $273.00
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $266.50 not published
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $266.50 $86.58 – $259.74
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $267.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $267.00 not published
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $267.00 not published
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $267.75 $72.00 – $87.52
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $267.75 $72.00 – $87.52
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $271.13 $31.95 – $160.59
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $271.13 $43.45 – $175.19
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $271.70 $21.91 – $179.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $273.03 $80.17 – $348.53
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $273.20 $34.41 – $341.50
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $273.20 $10.10 – $26.23
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $275.40 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $277.32 $57.08 – $415.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $277.32 $36.82 – $415.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $277.32 $34.41 – $415.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $277.32 $34.41 – $346.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $277.32 $34.41 – $415.98
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $277.60 $102.37 – $312.30
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $279.00 not published
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $283.50 $82.33 – $340.20

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