X-ray, chest (single view)
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.
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, chest (single view) is about $16 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $24 — above the fair price. Located in Shelby, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $16. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $11 - $181 | 12% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $172 | 12% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $160 | 12% |
| Cignamajor | $11 - $174 | 12% |
| Humanamajor | $11 - $180 | 12% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $172 | 193% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $11 - $16 | 12% |
| AmeriHealth | $23 - $180 | 26% |
| CareSource | $179 | 201% |
| Dean Health Plan | $21 - $173 | 24% |
| GEHA | $11 - $181 | 12% |
| Health Net | $11 - $38 | 12% |
| HealthPartners | $9 - $16 | 10% |
| MagnaCare | $23 - $38 | 26% |
| Medical Mutual | $23 - $180 | 26% |
| Meridian | $11 - $16 | 12% |
| Molina | $11 - $84 | 12% |
| MVP Health Care | $21 - $173 | 24% |
| Oscar Health | $21 - $62 | 24% |
| Paramount | $11 - $173 | 12% |
| Presbyterian | $11 - $16 | 12% |
| Priority Health | $28 - $181 | 31% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $9 - $16 | 10% |
| UniCare | $23 - $180 | 26% |
| WellSense | $11 - $16 | 12% |
| + 355 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $185 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
Compare: X-ray, chest (single view) at other MI hospitals
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $16
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $17
- Hurley Medical Center · Flint $19
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital · Gaylord $23
- Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital · Manistee $23
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $24
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $24
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital · Cadillac $24
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.