Chest X-ray cost at US hospitals

Chest X-ray, 2 views · CPT 71046

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Chest X-ray

A chest X-ray takes pictures of the lungs, heart, ribs, and diaphragm. This code covers the two-view version — usually one image from the front and one from the side. It is quick, painless, and the single most common imaging test in medicine.

$53.76

lowest cash price

$294.06

national median

$2,920.89

highest cash price

921

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $53.76–$2,920.89 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,920.89

HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL — BRADENTON, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($391.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($375.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $266.76 $709.02 $733.98
Arizona 24 $66.58 $80.36 $464.50
Arkansas 11 $68.70 $219.70 $559.00
California 90 $100.13 $384.80 $1,100.58
Colorado 17 $76.40 $1,006.41 $1,018.00
Florida 77 $141.90 $998.59 $2,920.89
Georgia 25 $203.36 $294.06 $1,245.99
Hawaii 2 $128.00 $128.00 $285.00
Illinois 51 $137.50 $316.80 $674.10
Indiana 26 $185.40 $205.50 $361.94
Iowa 29 $145.10 $206.70 $1,635.00
Kansas 11 $219.20 $1,005.96 $1,507.96
Kentucky 22 $211.46 $303.79 $573.02
Louisiana 1 $165.88 $165.88 $165.88
Maine 7 $253.35 $471.05 $726.10
Maryland 2 $89.40 $89.40 $89.40
Michigan 27 $53.76 $362.00 $390.00
Minnesota 19 $196.00 $245.45 $392.80
Mississippi 11 $77.44 $116.03 $208.32
Missouri 21 $73.50 $201.85 $2,523.02
Montana 2 $230.40 $230.40 $231.20
Nebraska 13 $204.12 $226.78 $385.90
Nevada 4 $201.35 $396.88 $553.70
New Hampshire 1 $577.75 $577.75 $577.75
New Jersey 22 $63.59 $97.54 $198.80
New Mexico 2 $331.80 $331.80 $331.80
New York 22 $104.19 $104.19 $1,171.00
North Carolina 15 $232.30 $232.30 $462.00
North Dakota 4 $172.80 $219.20 $364.80
Ohio 68 $171.00 $365.40 $1,479.00
Oklahoma 18 $105.95 $184.60 $505.43
Oregon 13 $124.74 $198.00 $406.30
Pennsylvania 33 $115.80 $322.40 $701.60
South Carolina 11 $248.00 $248.00 $1,026.00
South Dakota 7 $256.80 $350.40 $380.80
Tennessee 38 $67.85 $81.80 $1,421.27
Texas 109 $148.77 $457.05 $2,121.00
Virginia 43 $67.85 $252.00 $1,710.00
Washington 32 $157.04 $266.40 $628.60
West Virginia 17 $141.00 $188.50 $406.00
Wisconsin 33 $106.70 $261.25 $527.92
Wyoming 4 $99.96 $281.82 $332.64

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $315.60 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $315.60 not published
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $315.75 $15.15 – $22.90
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $316.36 $27.47 – $680.98
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $316.80 not published
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $316.80 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $316.80 not published
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $316.80 not published
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $316.83 $43.72 – $504.78
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $317.00 $34.34 – $199.53
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $317.00 $34.34 – $199.53
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $318.00 $3.20 – $30.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $318.29 $67.12 – $575.12
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $319.80 not published
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $319.81 $27.47 – $689.60
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $321.41 $27.47 – $822.00
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $322.40 $18.57 – $497.84
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $322.40 $18.57 – $497.84
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $322.40 $24.82 – $497.84
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $322.40 $18.57 – $497.84
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $322.40 $18.57 – $497.84
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $322.40 $18.57 – $497.84
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $322.56 $100.77 – $363.14
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $322.56 $96.84 – $375.11
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $322.56 $100.77 – $375.11
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $323.70 $83.10 – $83.93
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $324.50 $32.06 – $236.43
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $324.50 $32.06 – $230.87
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $324.50 $32.06 – $236.04
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $324.50 $32.06 – $236.04
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $324.50 $32.06 – $236.04
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $324.50 $37.13 – $218.55
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $324.50 $32.06 – $236.43
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $325.50 not published
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $326.40 $92.45 – $367.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $326.40 $92.45 – $367.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $328.00 $92.45 – $369.00
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $328.80 $20.67 – $317.04
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $328.80 not published
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $328.90 $83.10 – $86.42
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $329.00 not published
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $331.80 $86.32 – $120.85
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $332.64 $221.76 – $448.14
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $332.80 $83.65 – $374.40
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $333.60 $93.26 – $95.12
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $334.80 $20.67 – $326.40
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $335.40 $24.72 – $780.00
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $336.70 $19.41 – $200.05
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $338.00 $19.41 – $200.05
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $338.61 $9.63 – $124.44

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