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
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $243.90 $2.64 – $200.46
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $245.45 $78.09 – $239.04
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $246.00 $4.17 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $246.00 $4.17 – $250.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $247.00 $80.04 – $325.55
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $247.00 $80.04 – $325.55
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $247.00 $80.04 – $325.55
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $247.00 $80.04 – $325.55
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $247.00 $80.04 – $325.55
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $247.20 $26.00 – $95.47
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $248.00 $55.20 – $89.03
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $248.00 $67.34 – $89.03
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $248.00 $55.55 – $92.53
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $248.00 $80.94 – $89.03
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $248.00 $75.56 – $92.53
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $248.00 $75.74 – $89.03
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $248.00 $75.74 – $93.02
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $248.30 $42.53 – $42.53
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $248.40 $4.17 – $250.00
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $249.06 $127.23 – $648.05
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $250.25 $33.51 – $198.11
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $251.40 $60.36 – $60.36
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $252.00 not published
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $252.00 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $252.00 not published
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $253.35 $10.33 – $212.05
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $253.86 $67.12 – $575.12
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $254.03 $35.40 – $525.35
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $255.00 not published
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $256.80 $94.70 – $288.90
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $259.60 $67.80 – $194.81
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $261.00 $9.74 – $46.75
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $261.25 $64.56 – $166.13
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $261.25 $64.74 – $64.74
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $261.25 $64.74 – $64.74
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $262.28 $14.78 – $66.24
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $262.81 $127.23 – $648.05
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $263.00 $83.18 – $84.84
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $263.85 $127.23 – $777.66
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $265.00 $105.62 – $424.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $265.62 $152.03 – $501.41
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $265.80 $7.72 – $379.58
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $265.80 $9.74 – $71.56
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $265.85 $19.41 – $179.57
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $266.20 $63.40 – $158.27
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $266.40 $39.73 – $417.74
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $266.40 $40.64 – $417.74
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $266.40 $39.73 – $417.74
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $266.40 $40.46 – $683.31
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $266.40 $40.66 – $417.74

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