X-ray, shoulder
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: 73030 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $18 compared to the $19 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.95× fair market pricing.
One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other MI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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, shoulder is about $19 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $18 — about the fair price. 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 | $6 - $364 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $133 | 7% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $370 | 7% |
| Cignamajor | $6 - $382 | 7% |
| Humanamajor | $6 - $360 | 7% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $67 - $133 | 75% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $6 - $22 | 7% |
| AmeriHealth | $12 - $360 | 13% |
| CareSource | $46 | 52% |
| Clover Health | $9 - $34 | 10% |
| Dean Health Plan | $12 - $406 | 13% |
| GEHA | $10 - $364 | 11% |
| Health Net | $6 - $541 | 7% |
| HealthPartners | $6 - $420 | 7% |
| MagnaCare | $12 - $360 | 13% |
| Medical Mutual | $12 - $360 | 13% |
| Meridian | $6 - $34 | 7% |
| Molina | $6 - $173 | 7% |
| MVP Health Care | $12 - $406 | 13% |
| Paramount | $6 - $406 | 7% |
| Presbyterian | $6 - $34 | 7% |
| Priority Health | $13 - $79 | 15% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $6 - $420 | 7% |
| UniCare | $12 - $360 | 13% |
| WellMed | $9 - $34 | 10% |
| WellSense | $6 - $22 | 7% |
| + 430 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $541 |
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Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital
Compare: X-ray, shoulder at other MI hospitals
- Aspirus Ironwood Hospital · Ironwood $16
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $18
- Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics · Laurium $18
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $31
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $33
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $33
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital · Cadillac $33
- Munson Medical Center · Traverse City $33
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 $26
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 = $26).
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 $19 Fair BaseRate ($89 Medicare)
Your bill ($72) is $53 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19) and 0.8× 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.
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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.