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
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $117.71 $58.65 – $206.10
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $118.40 $22.96 – $201.83
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $118.40 $23.34 – $34.44
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $118.40 $23.34 – $23.34
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $118.40 $23.34 – $335.00
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $118.40 $22.96 – $188.44
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $118.40 $23.34 – $34.44
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $119.66 $6.39 – $172.86
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $119.66 $6.39 – $199.43
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $119.66 $6.39 – $210.79
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $119.66 $6.39 – $199.43
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $121.22 $30.85 – $191.50
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $122.52 $49.64 – $122.90
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $124.74 $9.91 – $48.00
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $125.00 not published
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $127.10 $49.38 – $275.00
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $127.12 $16.91 – $163.91
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $127.35 $77.05 – $78.59
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $128.00 $14.66 – $472.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $132.17 $46.04 – $396.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $134.14 $10.24 – $234.07
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $134.14 $0.31 – $201.83
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $134.14 $10.24 – $203.54
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $137.27 $17.24 – $188.56
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $137.27 $17.24 – $188.56
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $137.50 $93.26 – $151.08
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $137.50 $91.30 – $151.08
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $137.50 $91.30 – $151.08
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $137.50 $93.26 – $151.08
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $138.99 $31.92 – $175.56
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $139.20 $29.55 – $269.80
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $140.80 $79.21 – $176.47
Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic MARIETTA, OK $141.00 $36.58 – $36.58
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $141.00 $26.00 – $88.15
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $141.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $141.90 $63.39 – $194.81
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $141.90 $63.39 – $194.81
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $143.00 $87.29 – $89.86
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $143.45 $21.87 – $162.26
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $145.10 $9.63 – $95.58
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $145.10 $9.63 – $87.06
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $148.32 $111.73 – $2,142.40
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $148.77 $28.74 – $235.55
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $149.50 not published
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $150.60 $24.82 – $200.80
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $151.42 $31.92 – $191.52
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $153.60 $30.08 – $203.27
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $154.00 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $154.00 $86.61 – $89.15
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $154.98 $84.80 – $92.23

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