X-ray, hand
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: 73130 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $17 compared to the $21 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.81× fair market pricing.
Lowest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, hand is about $21 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $17 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chelsea, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $5 - $335 | 6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $151 | 6% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $340 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $5 - $351 | 6% |
| Humanamajor | $5 - $331 | 6% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $75 - $151 | 84% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $5 - $24 | 6% |
| AmeriHealth | $221 - $331 | 249% |
| CareSource | $52 | 58% |
| Clover Health | $9 - $37 | 10% |
| Dean Health Plan | $12 - $374 | 13% |
| GEHA | $100 - $335 | 112% |
| Health Net | $5 - $498 | 6% |
| HealthPartners | $5 - $387 | 6% |
| MagnaCare | $221 - $331 | 249% |
| Medical Mutual | $221 - $331 | 249% |
| Meridian | $5 - $37 | 6% |
| Molina | $5 - $113 | 6% |
| MVP Health Care | $12 - $374 | 13% |
| Paramount | $5 - $374 | 6% |
| Presbyterian | $5 - $37 | 6% |
| Priority Health | $82 - $91 | 92% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $5 - $387 | 6% |
| UniCare | $221 - $331 | 249% |
| WellMed | $9 - $37 | 10% |
| WellSense | $5 - $24 | 6% |
| + 418 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $498 |
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Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital
Compare: X-ray, hand at other MI hospitals
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $17
- Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics · Laurium $17
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $33
- Oaklawn Hospital · Marshall $35
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $36
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $36
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital · Cadillac $36
- Munson Medical Center · Traverse City $36
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Chelsea Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $28
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $28).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Chelsea Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $21 Fair BaseRate ($89 Medicare)
Your bill ($77) is $56 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($21) and 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.