Shoulder X-ray cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views: from $103.74 to $153.90, with a median of $152.99. The lowest listed price is at Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus — $49.25 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $158.47 at 68 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 73030, 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 Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus lowest Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER 2/> VIEWS | $103.74 | $182.00 | $9.69–$78.69 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI X-RAY SHOULDER 2+ VW | $152.99 | $273.20 | $9.35–$254.08 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 X-RAY SHOULDER 2+ VW | $152.99 | $273.20 | $9.35–$254.08 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw | $153.50 | $274.10 | $35.63–$480.16 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw | $153.50 | $274.10 | $35.63–$480.16 | 44% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER 2/> VIEWS | $153.90 | $270.00 | $9.69–$78.69 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC X-RAY SHOULDER 2+ VW | $199.53 | $356.30 | $35.63–$480.16 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC X-RAY SHOULDER 2+ VW | $199.53 | $356.30 | $35.63–$480.16 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $103.74, median $152.99, highest $153.90 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 complete shoulder X-ray takes at least two pictures of the shoulder from different angles to show the bones of the joint. It is ordered for shoulder pain, injury, suspected dislocation or arthritis, and is often done before any shoulder MRI.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray of one shoulder. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73030 ($277.00). 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.
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WIHC PRO-S X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER 2 VWS | $21.66 | file |