How much does knee X-ray, 3 views cost in Texas?
CPT 73562 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
73562 Knee X-ray, 3 views
Ask to pay
$176
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$428
Medicare $88
Ask $176
$22 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $5,681
What Medicare paysⓘ
$88
Typical price near you
$428
Cash / self-pay price
$438
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center of El Paso lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $22cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $86cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $86cash | 1.0× | — |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $93negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $106cash | 1.2× | — |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $122cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $226cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $233cash | 2.6× | — |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $282cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $285cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $319cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $319cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $319cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $334cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $348cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $348cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $352cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $367cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $367cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $404cash | 4.6× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $417cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $438cash | 5.0× | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $448cash | 5.1× | — |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $490cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $504cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $504cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $508cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $631cash | 7.2× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $631cash | 7.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $732cash | 8.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $732cash | 8.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $735cash | 8.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $843cash | 9.6× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $863cash | 9.8× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $872cash | 9.9× | — |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $980cash | 11.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $986cash | 11.2× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,118cash | 12.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,194cash | 13.6× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,227cash | 13.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,248cash | 14.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,248cash | 14.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,248cash | 14.2× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,399cash | 15.9× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,399cash | 15.9× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,399cash | 15.9× | — |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,412cash | 16.0× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $1,418cash | 16.1× | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $1,473cash | 16.7× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,487cash | 16.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $1,498cash | 17.0× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,577cash | 17.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $2,066cash | 23.5× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $2,247cash | 25.5× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $2,303cash | 26.2× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $2,458cash | 27.9× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $2,492cash | 28.3× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $5,681cash | 64.5× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 2 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 73562 (Knee X-ray, 3 views), Medicare's benchmark rate is $88.05. A fair self-pay target for this line is $176.10. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 73562 is $438.39, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $367.29–$1,232.30. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 73562 cost in Texas?
For knee X-ray, 3 views (CPT 73562) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $428, with hospitals ranging from $367 to $1,232 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $88, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does knee X-ray, 3 views cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for knee X-ray, 3 views (CPT 73562) in Texas is around $428, with hospital prices ranging from $367 to $1,232 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 73562?
Medicare pays about $88 for knee X-ray, 3 views (CPT 73562). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of knee X-ray, 3 views?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.