Shoulder X-ray cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $30.55 to $207.19, with a median of $118.87. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $88.32 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $192.72 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $30.55 | $47.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE 2+VIEW | $172.74 | $265.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 X-RAY SHOULDER COMPLETE 2+VIEW | $207.19 | $318.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center both sides Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-SRAY SHOULDER COMP, BILAT | $295.59 | $454.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish both sides Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 X-SRAY SHOULDER COMP, BILAT | $333.29 | $512.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $30.55, median $118.87, highest $207.19 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $295.59, median $314.44, highest $333.29 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $118.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73030 ($281.00). 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.
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTXRAY SHOULDER COMP MIN 2VW | $14.30 | file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTXRAY SHOULDER COMP MIN 2VW | $14.30 | file |