X-ray, chest (two views)
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 (two views) is about $17 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $33 — well 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 $17. 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 | $15 - $220 | 17% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $15 - $209 | 17% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $194 | 17% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $212 | 17% |
| Humanamajor | $15 - $218 | 17% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $209 | 235% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $15 - $21 | 17% |
| AmeriHealth | $32 - $218 | 36% |
| CareSource | $218 | 245% |
| Dean Health Plan | $28 - $210 | 31% |
| GEHA | $19 - $220 | 21% |
| Health Net | $15 - $48 | 17% |
| HealthPartners | $15 - $24 | 17% |
| MagnaCare | $32 - $49 | 36% |
| Medical Mutual | $32 - $218 | 36% |
| Meridian | $15 - $21 | 17% |
| Molina | $15 - $102 | 17% |
| MVP Health Care | $28 - $210 | 31% |
| Oscar Health | $28 - $75 | 31% |
| Paramount | $15 - $210 | 17% |
| Presbyterian | $15 - $21 | 17% |
| Priority Health | $38 - $220 | 43% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $15 - $24 | 17% |
| UniCare | $32 - $218 | 36% |
| WellSense | $15 - $21 | 17% |
| + 355 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $224 |
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 (two views) at other MI hospitals
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $21
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $22
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $31
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $31
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital · Cadillac $31
- Munson Medical Center · Traverse City $31
- Hurley Medical Center · Flint $31
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital · Gaylord $31
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.