Mrs. A. Smith has requested records from her last inpatient stay in the hospital and states that she will pick the records up when they are ready. Her stay was a result of a motor vehicle accident and she is requesting the films of her head CT and leg MRI (5 films total) be specifically included; additionally, there are 47 total pages that will need to be printed from the EHR. Your state imposes restrictions on what can be charged for the production of medical record requests.

Using the information below, calculate the cost to Mrs. Smith for her records.
For requests made by patients or their representatives, hospitals may charge:

$3.40 per page for the first 10 pages,
68 cents per page for pages 11-50,
30 cents per page for pages numbering more than 50.
With respect to data resulting from an x-ray, MRI, or CAT scan, recorded on paper or film: $3.15 per film
The actual cost of postage may be charged.

For a request made by someone other than the patient or patient’s representative, hospitals may charge:

An initial fee of $25.00 to compensate for the records search.
$1.75 per page for the first 10 pages,
68 cents per page for pages 11 through 50,
30 cents per page for pages numbering more than 50.
With respect to data resulting from an x-ray, MRI, or CAT scan, recorded on paper or film: $3.15 per film
The actual cost of postage may be charged.