Breastbone (Sternum) X-ray cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the sternum, more than 2 views · CPT 71120

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Breastbone (Sternum) X-ray

This is a set of x-rays aimed specifically at the breastbone, taken from more than two angles. The sternum sits directly over the heart and spine, so it cannot be judged from a straight-on chest film — it has to be shot from oblique and side angles to be seen at all. It is most often ordered after a blow to the front of the chest.

$41.00

lowest cash price

$274.65

national median

$2,715.60

highest cash price

899

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $41.00–$2,715.60 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,715.60

HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL — FORT MYERS, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($396.80) → Sep 1, 2026 ($378.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $197.40 $485.16 $707.46
Arizona 23 $63.08 $102.92 $563.18
Arkansas 11 $48.15 $165.75 $410.00
California 90 $57.06 $288.80 $1,002.15
Colorado 17 $46.82 $960.75 $1,243.13
Florida 70 $207.29 $865.00 $2,715.60
Georgia 25 $212.24 $309.27 $1,162.81
Hawaii 2 $133.12 $133.12 $240.00
Illinois 51 $117.48 $385.92 $632.80
Indiana 26 $165.25 $195.00 $987.16
Iowa 29 $66.30 $191.10 $608.00
Kansas 11 $211.20 $888.65 $1,694.98
Kentucky 22 $216.00 $316.23 $987.16
Louisiana 1 $156.78 $156.78 $156.78
Maine 7 $273.70 $473.75 $725.30
Maryland 2 $89.40 $89.40 $89.40
Michigan 27 $53.76 $302.00 $540.00
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $187.20 $416.00
Mississippi 11 $64.20 $89.44 $144.00
Missouri 21 $118.50 $256.30 $720.90
Montana 2 $234.40 $234.40 $276.80
Nebraska 12 $57.27 $110.46 $228.65
Nevada 4 $162.94 $335.18 $467.61
New Hampshire 1 $534.95 $534.95 $534.95
New Jersey 21 $66.43 $97.46 $144.99
New Mexico 2 $306.60 $306.60 $306.60
New York 22 $104.19 $104.19 $680.00
North Carolina 15 $225.58 $225.58 $500.00
North Dakota 4 $160.80 $330.40 $363.20
Ohio 67 $143.00 $351.65 $521.25
Oklahoma 18 $41.00 $228.15 $580.28
Oregon 13 $124.74 $197.25 $406.30
Pennsylvania 32 $88.00 $331.80 $686.40
South Carolina 11 $117.50 $342.00 $987.00
South Dakota 7 $296.00 $368.80 $475.20
Tennessee 38 $54.32 $65.85 $1,326.82
Texas 109 $96.39 $313.72 $2,526.76
Virginia 41 $64.63 $347.00 $1,754.00
Washington 32 $171.60 $244.00 $701.40
West Virginia 17 $113.50 $201.00 $243.00
Wisconsin 33 $50.73 $290.00 $601.04
Wyoming 4 $58.38 $163.33 $177.71

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $84.40 $29.68 – $191.50
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $84.54 $29.68 – $197.58
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $84.99 $37.96 – $249.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $85.10 $29.43 – $214.56
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $86.08 $31.82 – $179.08
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $86.65 $58.65 – $249.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $87.03 $18.53 – $191.50
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $88.00 $6.95 – $175.19
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $89.40 $49.00 – $49.00
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $89.44 $88.05 – $89.81
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $90.02 $111.73 – $1,671.80
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $90.16 $20.23 – $163.91
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $92.96 $58.65 – $249.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $93.62 $37.96 – $249.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $95.62 $58.65 – $249.00
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $95.76 $79.94 – $223.83
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $96.23 $49.03 – $96.23
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $96.23 $49.03 – $101.04
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $96.39 $108.99 – $567.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $96.39 $108.99 – $567.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $96.39 $108.99 – $655.20
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $96.50 $44.39 – $154.40
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $97.46 $49.03 – $219.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $97.46 $49.03 – $102.33
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $97.46 $25.34 – $219.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $97.54 $40.73 – $219.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $97.54 $60.47 – $231.98
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $98.60 $58.65 – $249.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $98.60 $1.49 – $169.25
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $100.51 $14.00 – $162.26
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $102.43 $29.68 – $196.59
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $102.92 $58.65 – $249.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $103.20 $31.10 – $160.80
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $103.59 $28.06 – $195.53
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $103.69 $26.91 – $250.18
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $103.69 $29.68 – $219.04
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $104.40 $64.73 – $225.04
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $106.43 $18.57 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $106.43 $18.57 – $127.70

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