Hip X-ray cost in Saginaw, MI — inpatient
In Saginaw, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of one hip, 2 or 3 views, with the pelvis when included (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $49.00 to $290.50, with a median of $169.75. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center — $120.75 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $164.90 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73502, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 15, 2026 and May 15, 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 Saginaw, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center one side lowest Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 Radex Hip Unilateral With Pelvis 2-3 Views | $49.00 | $70.00 | $31.50–$63.00 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG HIP 2-3 V W/PELVIS-LT | $290.50 | $415.00 | $186.75–$373.50 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG HIP 2-3 V W/PELVIS-RT | $290.50 | $415.00 | $186.75–$373.50 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG HIP 2-3 V W/PELVIS-RT | $290.50 | $415.00 | $186.75–$373.50 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG HIP 2-3 V W/PELVIS-LT | $290.50 | $415.00 | $186.75–$373.50 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $49.00, median $169.75, highest $290.50 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $169.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 hip X-ray takes two or three pictures of one hip joint, sometimes with a view of the pelvis. It is ordered for hip pain, a suspected fracture after a fall, or to check arthritis before or after hip replacement.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the images of one hip. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.