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
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $201.85 $19.86 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $201.85 $19.86 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $201.85 $19.86 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $201.85 $19.86 – $104.60
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $201.85 $19.40 – $145.62
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $201.85 $19.86 – $104.60
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $202.20 $2.69 – $41.90
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $202.50 $7.72 – $422.78
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $203.36 $21.40 – $480.90
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $203.36 $31.15 – $556.47
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $204.12 $16.20 – $91.80
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $204.12 $17.28 – $91.80
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $204.12 $18.36 – $91.80
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $204.12 $18.36 – $91.80
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $204.12 $15.12 – $91.80
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $204.12 $19.44 – $91.80
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $205.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $205.50 $92.07 – $173.59
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $206.08 $29.57 – $1,159.20
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $206.50 $164.49 – $187.82
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $206.70 $48.74 – $115.59
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $206.70 $125.90 – $318.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $206.70 $120.20 – $357.94
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $206.70 $121.54 – $318.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $206.70 $163.67 – $332.37
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $206.70 $82.37 – $318.00
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $207.50 not published
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $207.79 $71.16 – $331.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $207.79 $71.16 – $331.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $207.79 $71.16 – $331.00
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $208.32 $79.94 – $223.83
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $208.50 $92.07 – $173.59
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $208.99 $78.42 – $336.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $208.99 $78.42 – $336.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $208.99 $78.42 – $336.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $208.99 $78.42 – $336.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $208.99 $76.71 – $335.35
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $209.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $210.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $211.46 $120.77 – $525.07
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $211.50 $164.49 – $187.82
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $211.80 $4.17 – $250.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $214.11 $67.12 – $546.00
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $214.29 $20.12 – $323.23
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $214.29 $20.12 – $323.23
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $215.40 $11.99 – $104.94
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $215.50 $92.07 – $173.59
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $215.50 $92.07 – $173.59
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $216.45 $19.41 – $200.05
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $217.50 $7.72 – $58.15

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