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
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $588.36 $17.35 – $83.86
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $595.49 $86.33 – $198.52
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $600.60 $137.53 – $182.03
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $621.00 not published
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $625.00 $87.42 – $349.69
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $625.34 $17.35 – $83.86
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $628.60 $57.37 – $312.06
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $634.55 $30.18 – $916.80
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $643.80 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $674.10 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $674.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $674.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $674.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $674.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $674.10 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $674.10 not published
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $686.40 $11.90 – $92.34
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $701.60 $19.01 – $40.29
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $705.00 $137.53 – $412.01
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $709.02 $84.80 – $225.81
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $716.04 not published
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $726.10 $10.05 – $308.81
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $729.30 $260.04 – $260.04
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $733.98 $256.65 – $389.75
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $748.11 $54.39 – $1,217.16
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $753.91 $56.86 – $1,457.26
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $766.56 $95.14 – $207.07
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $777.00 $90.88 – $240.83
Adventhealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL $782.06 not published
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $806.40 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $807.52 $27.47 – $353.44
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $810.00 $24.00 – $109.40
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $810.40 $87.57 – $175.13
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $810.40 $87.42 – $174.84
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $852.72 $121.09 – $194.63
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $896.00 $3.30 – $415.00
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $908.22 $33.75 – $109.34
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $919.26 $20.12 – $323.23
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $923.84 $87.42 – $307.27
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $923.84 $307.27 – $307.27
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $933.92 $25.93 – $182.03
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $953.85 $52.35 – $175.19
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $953.85 $52.35 – $160.59
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $960.60 not published
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $960.60 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $960.60 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $960.60 not published
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $964.64 not published
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $967.31 $33.24 – $109.34
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX $976.72 $33.24 – $109.34

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