Shoulder X-ray cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views (one side of the body): from $133.38 to $264.48, with a median of $208.55. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $75.17 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $259.80 at 47 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital one side lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Right CR | $133.38 | $494.00 | $28.46–$444.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left CR | $133.38 | $494.00 | $28.46–$444.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left DR | $156.00 | $520.00 | $28.46–$468.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Right DR | $156.00 | $520.00 | $28.46–$468.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left DR | $210.87 | $781.00 | $28.46–$702.90 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Right DR | $210.87 | $781.00 | $28.46–$702.90 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Right CR | $261.09 | $967.00 | $32.40–$967.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Right DR | $264.48 | $1,102.00 | $54.00–$991.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left DR | $264.48 | $1,102.00 | $54.00–$991.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left DR | $274.05 | $1,015.00 | $32.40–$1,015.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left CR | $274.05 | $1,015.00 | $32.40–$1,015.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Right DR | $274.05 | $1,015.00 | $32.40–$1,015.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $133.38, median $208.55, highest $264.48 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $241.70. 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 4 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.
5 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN73030 26 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER | $6.24 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN73030 26 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER | $7.02 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN73030 26 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER | $7.02 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN73030 26 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER | $7.80 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, INXR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left CR | $14.92 | file |