How much would a chest x-ray cost to diagnose lung cancer?

My very close friend is having problems with breathing, and he’s feeling some back and chest pain. He’s lived in a house with a smoker for a long time, and he believes that it could be lung cancer. He’s nearly broke, his family won’t do anything to help him, and he has no insurance. Now we’re wondering how much a chest x-ray would cost to check out if he has any sort of lung cancer. He lives in Wisconsin if that helps in anyway.

admin on June 28, 2010 | Filed Under Cancer Lung

7 Comments

Spreedog on June 28th, 2010

How old is your friend? If he is young, it probably isn’t a primary lung carcinoma.
Only about 3% of primary lung carcinomas occur in people under 45 years of age.
A simple PA and lateral chest x-ray should be less than $200,
but it varies all over the country.
Wisconsin – I do not know. Expense could vary from city to rural areas.
Of course no x-ray ever diagnoses a malignant disease.
Only a biopsy can make a diagnosis of a cancer type.

ROGER W on June 28th, 2010

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Vins on June 28th, 2010

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RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) on June 28th, 2010

He can’t have an x-ray without an order from a doctor, so he needs to see one first.

jrooney1972 on June 28th, 2010

AROUND $540

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jackie m on June 28th, 2010

A chest x-ray cannot tell you if you have lung cancer, it can only tell you if there is a shadow on the lung which could mean several things, an MRI scan is needed. If the breathing and back and chest pain are because lung cancer is present it would be in its final stage and nothing could be done. If his family wont do anything to help him they must think he is either exaggerating the symptoms or they have heard it all before?? My dad had lung cancer and only symptom was a slight cough – he had a lung removed and survived but died 3 years later of stomach cancer – I live in the UK and it doesn’t cost us anything for medical treatment or xrays etc but is there not some kind of free clinic in your area your friend could go to?

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