X-ray of Elbow, Minimum of 3 Views Cost in Minnesota
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 98 Minnesota hospitals. CPT 73080. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Minnesota
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 98 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | MultiPlan | Medicare | First Health | Aetna | Humana | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDRICKS |
$10.00 | $95.93 | $86.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS |
$15.30 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $30.60 | — | $29.52 | — | — | — |
| FAIRVIEW RANGE MEDICAL CENTER HIBBING |
$15.30 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $30.60 | — | $29.52 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MINNEAPOLIS |
$18.81 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $25.50 | — | $24.60 | $20.40 | $19.50 | $16.80 |
| RIDGEVIEW SIBLEY MEDICAL CENTER ARLINGTON |
$18.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER LE SUEUR |
$20.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIDGEVIEW LESUEUR LE SUEUR |
$20.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH GLENCOE |
$22.15 | $16.31 | $15.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLOQUET |
$32.00 | $2,734 | $2,734 | — | — | — | — | $2,734 | — |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS PARK |
$34.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM ONAMIA |
$37.80 | — | $32.69 | — | $32.69 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $32.69 | $54.00 |
| HUTCHINSON HEALTH HUTCHINSON |
$46.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE FERGUS FALLS HOSPITAL FERGUS FALLS |
$59.69 | $9.37 | $8.15 | $17.12 | — | — | $19.56 | $9.37 | — |
| ASTERA HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS WADENA |
$67.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MADISON HEALTHCARE MADISON |
$68.85 | $6.17 | $6.17 | $76.14 | $16.68 | $78.57 | $9.81 | $8.29 | — |
| ASPIRUS LAKE VIEW HOSPITAL TWO HARBORS |
$123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONS HOSPITAL ST. PAUL |
$132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM RED WING RED WING |
$141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE ELBOW LAKE HOSPITAL ELBOW LAKE |
$148 | $9.37 | $8.15 | $17.12 | — | — | $8.82 | $9.37 | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM NEW PRAGUE NEW PRAGUE |
$158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAPLE GROVE |
$167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ROBBINSDALE |
$167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL - ROCHESTER, GONDA BUILDING ROCHESTER |
$179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM OWATONNA OWATONNA |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM LAKE CITY LAKE CITY |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM WASECA WASECA |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ALBERT LEA ALBERT LEA |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM MANKATO PO BOX 8673 |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ST. JAMES ST JAMES |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CANNON FALLS CANNON FALLS |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM FAIRMONT PO 800 |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER AITKIN |
$192 | $23.94 | — | — | $50.06 | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL NORTHFIELD |
$199 | $269 | $310 | — | — | — | — | — | $321 |
| COOK HOSPITAL TH ST SE COOK |
$204 | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | $50.00 | — | $84.00 | $50.00 | — |
| CENTRACARE - BENSON HOSPITAL BENSON |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA TH ST N VIRGINIA |
$215 | $86.41 | $86.41 | — | $86.41 | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD LUVERNE MEDICAL CENTER LUVERNE |
$216 | $65.37 | $103 | $243 | $103 | — | $103 | — | $243 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL MAPLEWOOD |
$219 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $310 | — | $299 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW LAKES MEDICAL CENTER - WYOMING WYOMING |
$219 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $310 | — | $299 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON |
$219 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $310 | — | $299 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL EDINA |
$219 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $310 | — | $299 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL - WOODBURY WOODBURY |
$219 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $310 | — | $299 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW CLINIC BETHESDA ST. PAUL |
$220 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $310 | — | $299 | — | — | — |
| RIVERVIEW HEALTH CROOKSTON |
$220 | $15.98 | $97.60 | — | — | — | — | $8.29 | — |
| OLIVIA HOSPITAL & CLINIC OLIVIA |
$220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRACARE MELROSE MELROSE |
$222 | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | $88.00 | — | — | — |
| CENTRACARE MONTICELLO MONTICELLO |
$222 | $43.73 | $78.80 | — | — | $88.00 | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH-ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER DULUTH ND ST DULUTH |
$226 | $88.30 | $88.30 | — | $88.30 | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ND ST. DULUTH |
$226 | $88.30 | $88.30 | — | $88.30 | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH ND ST DULUTH |
$226 | $86.41 | $86.41 | — | $86.41 | — | — | — | — |
| WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL WINDOM |
$228 | $8.76 | $10.15 | — | — | — | $10.15 | $10.15 | — |
| LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STILLWATER |
$229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRACARE REDWOOD HOSPITAL REDWOOD FALLS |
$230 | $46.58 | $90.30 | — | — | $88.00 | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S DETROIT LAKES WASHINGTON AVE. DETROIT LAKES |
$232 | $60.80 | $92.54 | — | $92.54 | — | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL BURNSVILLE |
$232 | $6.47 | $7.79 | $310 | — | $299 | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON CLINIC HILLIGOSS BLVD SE FOSSTON |
$239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL ND ST GRACEVILLE |
$239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH-MOOSE LAKE MOOSE LAKE |
$239 | $59.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH DEER RIVER TH AVE NE DEER RIVER |
$239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE LUNDORFF DR SANDSTONE |
$239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
That is the median of what the 98 Minnesota hospitals above publish for X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 73080 in Minnesota, Medicare reimburses about $33.37 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Minnesota range from $10.00 to $3,225 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 6.8x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does x-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views cost in Minnesota?
- Cash prices for x-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views (CPT 73080) in Minnesota range from $10.00 to $3,225, with a median of $226. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views in Minnesota?
- The cheapest Minnesota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $10.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.