Chest X-ray cost in Bay City, MI
In Bay City, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $107.00 to $107.00, with a median of $107.00. Across Michigan, the median is $178.00 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bay City, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 XR Chest 2 Views | $107.00 | $214.00 | $48.16–$174.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 XR Chest Inspiration /+ Expiration | $107.00 | $214.00 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 XR Chest 2 Views B Read | $107.00 | $214.00 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 Add On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views | $107.00 | $214.00 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $107.00, median $107.00, highest $107.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 chest X-ray with two views, usually one from the front and one from the side, shows the lungs, heart size and the bones of the chest. It is ordered for cough, shortness of breath, suspected pneumonia, chest pain and some pre-employment or pre-surgery checks.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71046 ($222.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIXR Chest 2 Views - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIXR Chest Inspiration/+ Expiration(2 vws) - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIAdd On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views PRO | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIXR Chest 2 Views B Read - Report | $13.70 | file |