Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $178.00 to $221.00, with a median of $199.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 1 other hospital — $21.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $165.88 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 71045, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Chest Single View | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Chest Single View | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Xray Chest Single View | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Xray Chest Single View | $221.00 | $221.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Xray Chest Single View | $221.00 | $221.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $178.00, median $199.50, highest $221.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $193.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A single-view chest X-ray takes one picture of the chest, usually from the front, to show the lungs and heart. It is often done in the emergency room or at the bedside with a portable machine, for example to check a breathing tube or follow up pneumonia.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.