Chest X-ray cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 27 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $28.30 to $564.00, with a median of $155.68. The lowest listed price is at Karmanos Cancer Center — $127.38 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $178.00 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 20 cities 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 Sep 2, 2026.
Lowest$28.30Karmanos Cancer Center
Median$155.68half pay less
Highest$564.00in this market
Difference19.9×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
median
Lowest $28.30Highest $564.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karmanos Cancer Center lowest Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CHEST TWO VIEW | $28.30 | $56.60 | $20.89–$87.63 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CHEST - 2 VIEW | $53.76 | $96.00 | $16.91–$96.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CHEST - 2 VIEW | $53.76 | $96.00 | $16.91–$96.00 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $104.47 | $208.94 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Add On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views | $108.05 | $216.10 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Chest 2 Views | $108.05 | $216.10 | $48.16–$163.16 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Chest 2 Views B Read | $108.05 | $216.10 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Chest Inspiration /+ Expiration | $108.05 | $216.10 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 XRAY CHEST 2 VIEWS | $109.04 | $232.00 | $15.51–$38.38 | 53% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Chest 2 Views | $114.45 | $228.90 | $48.16–$176.78 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Chest Inspiration /+ Expiration | $114.45 | $228.90 | $48.16–$153.25 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI CHEST XRAY 2 VIEWS | $116.48 | $208.00 | $16.91–$63.98 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CHEST XRAY 2 VIEWS | $116.48 | $208.00 | $16.91–$63.98 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI CHEST XRAY 2 VIEWS | $116.48 | $208.00 | $16.91–$63.98 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY CHEST 2 VWS | $119.66 | $258.00 | $20.76–$199.43 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY CHEST EXAM 2 VIEWS IN HOME | $119.66 | $308.00 | $20.76–$199.43 | 61% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY CHEST EXAM 2 VIEWS IN HOME | $119.66 | $308.00 | $20.76–$199.43 | 61% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY CHEST EXAM 2 VIEWS IN HOME | $119.66 | $308.00 | $20.76–$199.43 | 61% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY CHEST 2 VWS | $119.66 | $258.00 | $15.29–$159.55 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY CHEST EXAM 2 VIEWS IN HOME | $119.66 | $308.00 | $15.29–$159.55 | 61% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY CHEST 2 VWS | $119.66 | $258.00 | $20.76–$199.43 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY CHEST 2 VWS | $119.66 | $258.00 | $20.76–$199.43 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CHEST-(2 VIEWS) | $125.45 | $250.90 | $48.16–$188.18 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CHEST 2 VIEW W/ FLUORO | $125.45 | $250.90 | $48.16–$188.18 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CHEST - 2 VIEW | $127.12 | $227.00 | $16.91–$227.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CHEST- 2 VIEW | $127.12 | $227.00 | $16.91–$227.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CHEST- 2 VIEW | $127.12 | $227.00 | $16.91–$227.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CHEST-2 VIEW | $127.12 | $227.00 | $16.91–$227.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CHEST-2 VIEW | $127.12 | $227.00 | $16.91–$227.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CHEST - 2 VIEW | $127.12 | $227.00 | $16.91–$227.00 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Chest Inspiration /+ Expiration | $140.15 | $280.30 | $48.16–$146.88 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Chest 2 Views | $140.15 | $280.30 | $48.16–$196.21 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI CHEST 2 VIEW | $155.68 | $278.00 | $278.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI CHEST SPECIAL 2V | $155.68 | $278.00 | $278.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CHEST - 2 VIEW | $155.68 | $278.00 | $16.91–$278.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CHEST - 2 VIEW | $155.68 | $278.00 | $16.91–$278.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CHEST SPECIAL 2V | $155.68 | $278.00 | $16.91–$278.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CHEST SPECIAL 2V | $155.68 | $278.00 | $16.91–$278.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 71046 XRAY CHEST 2 VIEWS | $157.90 | $315.80 | $48.16–$236.85 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Chest 2 Views | $188.10 | $376.20 | $48.16–$253.94 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Chest Inspiration /+ Expiration | $188.10 | $376.20 | $48.16–$153.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Add On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views | $188.10 | $376.20 | $48.16–$153.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $332.25 | $443.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Chest Special Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Chest 2 Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Chest Special Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Chest 2 Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Chest 2 Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Chest 2 Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Chest Special Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Chest Special Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Chest 2 Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Chest Special Views | $384.00 | $384.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $389.25 | $519.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI CHEST 2 VIEWS | $414.00 | $552.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $496.50 | $662.00 | $1.00–$99.38 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $528.75 | $705.00 | $1.00–$99.38 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $528.75 | $705.00 | $1.00–$99.38 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $564.00 | $752.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.30, median $155.68, highest $564.00 — a 19.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $384.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.
17 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.
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI71046 CHEST TWO VIEW | $10.69 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Chest Inspiration/+ Expiration(2 vws) - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Chest 2 Views - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIAdd On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views PRO | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Chest 2 Views B Read - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIAdd On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views PRO | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Chest 2 Views B Read - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Chest 2 Views - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Chest Inspiration/+ Expiration(2 vws) - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Chest 2 Views - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Chest Inspiration/+ Expiration(2 vws) - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIAdd On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views PRO | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Chest 2 Views B Read - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Chest 2 Views - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Chest Inspiration/+ Expiration(2 vws) - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIAdd On - 71046 XR Chest 2 Views PRO | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Chest 2 Views B Read - Report | $13.70 | file |