Chest X-ray cost at US hospitals
Chest X-ray, 2 views · CPT 71046
$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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth, NJ | $95.72 | $17.49 – $192.46 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | $96.18 | $14.38 – $161.26 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick, NJ | $96.23 | $36.57 – $219.04 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin, NJ | $96.23 | $36.57 – $219.04 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel, NJ | $97.46 | $36.57 – $219.04 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City, NJ | $97.46 | $36.57 – $248.57 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank, NJ | $97.46 | $36.57 – $219.04 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy, NJ | $97.54 | $36.57 – $219.04 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison, NJ | $97.54 | $60.47 – $231.98 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville, NJ | $98.05 | $30.85 – $196.59 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $99.96 | $64.26 – $228.48 |
| SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Sonora, CA | $100.13 | $2.69 – $201.78 |
| Banner University Medical Center South | Tucson, AZ | $101.47 | $46.04 – $396.00 |
| 62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle | Columbus, MS | $103.25 | $77.32 – $310.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $103.26 | $20.89 – $127.70 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen, NJ | $103.69 | $30.85 – $219.04 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack, NJ | $103.69 | $27.96 – $250.18 |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | NY 10016, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, 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 |
| North Central Bronx | Bronx, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | NY 11373, NY | $104.19 | $1.00 – $162.95 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $105.34 | $14.38 – $160.80 |
| Community Medical Center | Toms River, NJ | $105.77 | $30.85 – $191.50 |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo | Tishomingo, OK | $105.95 | $19.41 – $200.05 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City, NJ | $105.97 | $22.64 – $206.34 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark, NJ | $106.23 | $18.01 – $197.58 |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | $106.70 | $51.83 – $84.53 |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center | Fort Collins, CO | $107.34 | $78.31 – $212.38 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston, NJ | $108.06 | $30.85 – $197.58 |
| LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC | Lodi, CA | $108.22 | $10.24 – $229.57 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $108.78 | $30.09 – $214.56 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | $109.04 | $15.51 – $163.91 |
| 64-0663760 BMH Booneville | Booneville, MS | $110.64 | $75.29 – $219.60 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch, NJ | $111.58 | $30.85 – $193.95 |
| 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi | Oxford, MS | $112.47 | $39.00 – $294.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $113.87 | $14.38 – $127.70 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $113.87 | $14.38 – $127.70 |
| TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Templeton, CA | $114.10 | $111.73 – $2,119.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $115.77 | $14.38 – $127.70 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $115.77 | $14.38 – $127.70 |
| UPMC Bedford | Everett, PA | $115.80 | $24.82 – $173.70 |
| 64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $116.03 | $77.05 – $78.59 |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital | Novi, MI | $116.48 | $16.91 – $119.05 |