Scans and imaging CPT 73030 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder X-ray cost in Williston, ND — inpatient

In Williston, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $59.74 to $59.74, with a median of $59.74. Across North Dakota, the median is $206.00 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$59.74Mercy Medical Center
Median$59.74half pay less
Highest$59.74in this market
Difference1.0×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 Williston, ND.

median
Lowest $59.74Highest $172.84
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Medical Center one side lowest Williston, ND · (701) 774-7400 SHOULDER COMP LT PF $59.74 $103.00 $61.80–$96.82 42% Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center one side Williston, ND · (701) 774-7400 SHOULDER COMP LT $87.58 $151.00 $90.60–$141.94 42% Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center both sides Williston, ND · (701) 774-7400 SHOULDER COMP BI PF $119.48 $206.00 $123.60–$193.64 42% Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center both sides Williston, ND · (701) 774-7400 SHOULDER COMP BI $172.84 $298.00 $178.80–$280.12 42% Feb 28, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $59.74, median $59.74, highest $59.74.

Both sides : lowest $119.48, median $119.48, highest $119.48.

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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $59.74 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.