Shoulder X-ray cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 27 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views: from $34.05 to $575.25, with a median of $187.04. The lowest listed price is at Karmanos Cancer Center — $152.99 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $187.04 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 20 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Lowest$34.05Karmanos Cancer Center
Median$187.04half pay less
Highest$575.25in this market
Difference16.9×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 $34.05Highest $575.25
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karmanos Cancer Center lowest Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SHOULDER (COMPLETE) | $34.05 | $68.10 | $25.13–$91.59 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS UNILAT | $57.12 | $102.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS UNILAT | $57.12 | $102.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland one side Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right | $106.85 | $213.70 | $48.16–$163.16 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland one side Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left | $106.85 | $213.70 | $48.16–$163.16 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron one side Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right | $110.35 | $220.70 | $48.16–$165.52 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron one side Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left | $110.35 | $220.70 | $48.16–$165.52 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER | $115.14 | $230.28 | $48.16–$137.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS | $116.48 | $208.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS | $116.48 | $208.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS | $116.48 | $208.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS | $116.48 | $208.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE | $119.66 | $211.00 | $22.82–$199.43 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE IN HOME | $119.66 | $261.00 | $17.69–$159.55 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE | $119.66 | $211.00 | $22.82–$199.43 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE IN HOME | $119.66 | $261.00 | $22.82–$199.43 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE | $119.66 | $211.00 | $17.69–$159.55 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE IN HOME | $119.66 | $261.00 | $17.69–$159.55 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE | $119.66 | $211.00 | $17.69–$159.55 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE IN HOME | $119.66 | $261.00 | $22.82–$199.43 | 54% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 SHOULDER LEFT COMPLETE | $134.42 | $286.00 | $18.00–$71.54 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 SHOULDER RIGHT COMPLETE | $134.42 | $286.00 | $18.00–$71.54 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS UNILAT | $146.72 | $262.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS UNILAT | $146.72 | $262.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SHOULDER,MIN 2 VW | $155.60 | $311.20 | $48.16–$233.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 73030- X-RAY SHOULDER MIN | $155.60 | $311.20 | $48.16–$233.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region one side Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right | $164.15 | $328.30 | $48.16–$229.81 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region one side Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left | $164.15 | $328.30 | $48.16–$229.81 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS UNILAT | $187.04 | $334.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS UNILAT | $187.04 | $334.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS | $187.04 | $334.00 | $31.98–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS | $187.04 | $334.00 | $31.98–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Macomb one side Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right | $247.75 | $495.50 | $48.16–$334.46 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb one side Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left | $247.75 | $495.50 | $48.16–$334.46 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI SHOULDER 2 VWS MINIMUM | $298.50 | $398.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SHOULDER 2 VWS MINIMUM | $347.25 | $463.00 | $1.00–$91.76 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SHOULDER 2 VWS MINIMUM | $347.25 | $463.00 | $1.00–$91.76 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SHOULDER 2 VWS MINIMUM | $378.00 | $504.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $389.44 | $389.44 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $389.44 | $389.44 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $389.44 | $389.44 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $389.44 | $389.44 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $389.44 | $389.44 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SHOULDER 2 VWS MINIMUM | $516.00 | $688.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SHOULDER 2 VWS MINIMUM | $553.50 | $738.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 SHOULDER 2 VWS MINIMUM | $575.25 | $767.00 | $1.00–$91.76 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $86.24 | $154.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $86.24 | $154.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SHOULDER COMPLETE-BILATERAL | $220.64 | $394.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $220.64 | $394.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SHOULDER COMPLETE-BILATERAL | $220.64 | $394.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $220.64 | $394.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Novi, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $228.48 | $408.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $228.48 | $408.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Novi, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $228.48 | $408.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $228.48 | $408.00 | $19.63–$69.67 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 BILATERAL SHOULDER COMP MIN 2 VIE | $266.02 | $566.00 | $18.00–$71.54 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Madison Heights, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $281.12 | $502.00 | $31.98–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Madison Heights, MI SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $281.12 | $502.00 | $31.98–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $281.12 | $502.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SHOULDER MIN 2 VIEWS BILAT | $281.12 | $502.00 | $19.63–$46.84 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.05, median $187.04, highest $575.25 — a 16.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $86.24, median $228.48, highest $281.12 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $347.25. 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 9 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 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Right - Report | $13.70 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Shoulder Complete 2+ Views Left - Report | $13.70 | file |