Women's Health Services

The estimates below include both physician and hospital charges for procedures or services at Henry Ford Hospital and medical centers. The estimated average total amount shown below represents the combination of the physician and hospital charges.  However, if you have insurance coverage, you may not need to pay this total amount.  To determine what your out of pocket expenses will be, contact the Pricing Department at 1-888-455-2678 or pricing@hfhs.org.

For pricing information at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital or Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Warren Campus, contact the Pricing Department at 1-888-455-2678 or pricing@hfhs.org

If you have no health insurance coverage, you are eligible for the standard uninsured discount on most healthcare services at Henry Ford Hospital and medical centers.  The amount listed below is only an estimate of total charges after the standard discount has been applied.  A minimum deposit will be required before services are provided.  To determine what your deposit will be, contact the Pricing Department at Henry Ford at 1-888-455-2678 or pricing@hfhs.org  While the charges for all patients are the same, out-of-pocket expenses are usually less than charges, even for patients with high deductible plans and differ based upon specific insurance contracts.

Conventional, or standard, mammography uses X-ray radiation to produce an image of the breast and stores the image directly on film. It has been used for diagnosing breast disease for more than 35 years. Digital mammography, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2000, uses X-ray radiation to produce an image that is stored directly in a computer. This allows the recorded data to be enhanced, magnified or manipulated for further evaluation.

Aside from the difference in how the image is recorded and stored, there is no other difference between the two screening methods. Both methods, however, require breast compression. In September 2005, preliminary results from a large clinical trial of film vs. digital mammography showed no difference between digital and film mammograms in detecting breast cancer for the general population of women in the trial. However, those women with dense breasts, who are pre- or perimenopausal (women who had a last menstrual period within 12 months of their mammograms), or who are younger than age 50 may benefit from having a digital rather than a film mammogram.