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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |