Forearm X-ray cost in Flint, MI
In Flint, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views (one side of the body): from $78.05 to $96.60, with a median of $87.33. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Flint — $9.28 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $178.10 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73090, 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 Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Flint, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Flint one side lowest Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 XR Forearm 2 Views Left | $78.05 | $156.10 | $43.71–$143.84 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint one side lowest Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 XR Forearm 2 Views Right | $78.05 | $156.10 | $39.63–$143.84 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital one side Grand Blanc Twp, MI · (810) 606-6050 DX OR FOREARM RT 2 VIEWS | $96.60 | $230.00 | $23.51–$57.43 | 58% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital one side Grand Blanc Twp, MI · (810) 606-6050 DX OR FOREARM LT 2 VIEWS | $96.60 | $230.00 | $23.51–$57.43 | 58% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital one side Grand Blanc Twp, MI · (810) 606-6050 DX FOREARM LEFT 2VIEWS | $96.60 | $230.00 | $23.51–$57.43 | 58% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital one side Grand Blanc Twp, MI · (810) 606-6050 DX FOREARM RT 2VIEWS | $96.60 | $230.00 | $23.51–$57.43 | 58% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $78.05, median $87.33, highest $96.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $78.05. 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 1 of 2 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 forearm X-ray takes two pictures of the radius and ulna, the two bones between the elbow and the wrist. It is common after a fall on an outstretched arm, especially in children.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.