How much does chest x-ray cost?

Chest X-ray cash prices on cleartau range from $98 to $521 (10th–90th percentile) across 3315 US hospitals, with a median of $221. Individual hospital prices vary widely; the per-hospital table below shows the spread.

What's typically billed separately for chest x-ray?

These components are usually billed by a different provider on a separate invoice: radiologist interpretation. They're still part of the episode of care.

How does the chest x-ray package price get calculated?

Cleartau sums per-component representative prices across the procedure, facility, anesthesia, and (where applicable) implant lines. The package median equals the sum of per-component medians; min and max work the same way. When a hospital publishes a formula (e.g. "150% of Medicare") instead of a dollar amount, the formula is resolved against the matching CMS fee schedule before aggregation.

PackagesOutpatient

Chest X-ray

Plain X-ray of the chest.

Standard chest X-ray, single or two views. Common in ER and primary care. The radiologist's read is typically billed under a separate professional fee.

Typical cost

Cash · across 3315 hospitals

$221median

$98 – $521 (10th–90th percentile)

Negotiated · across 8 hospitals

$467median

$21 – $489 (10th–90th percentile)

Across hospitals with published core package prices plus CMS benchmarks where physician, anesthesia, or pathology components are usually billed separately. Partial estimates that cannot be completed this way are excluded.

What's included

Each component is a category of charge that contributes to the total bill. Items marked “billed separately” are still part of the episode, but you'll receive that bill from a different provider.

Chest X-ray
Base procedure
CPT 71045 · CPT 71046
Radiologist interpretation
ProfessionalBilled separately
CPT 71045-26
Medicare professional benchmark: $8 facility / $8 non-facility (CMS PFS 2026)

Provider prices — cash

Showing 50 of 3315 hospitals - nationwide

Median cash-pay price across components that hospitals have published for this package. Completeness reflects how many of the package's expected components had matching data. Partial rows missing only a benchmarked professional component show a separate published-plus-CMS estimate. Public pages show up to 50 hospitals at a time; use ZIP search to narrow the list.

Hospital	Median	Range	Completeness
Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CAPartial: 1 of 2	$26published + CMS	-	50%
Claiborne Medical CenterTazewell, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$26published + CMS	-	50%
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas, NVPartial: 1 of 2	$27published + CMS	-	50%
Pinewood SpringsColumbia, TNPartial: 1 of 2	$27published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, COPartial: 1 of 2	$29published + CMS	-	50%
Kingman Healthcare CenterKingman, KSPartial: 1 of 2	$29published + CMS	-	50%
Cannon Memorial HospitalPickens, SCPartial: 1 of 2	$30published + CMS	-	50%
Anmed HealthAnderson, SCPartial: 1 of 2	$30published + CMS	-	50%
Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, MOPartial: 1 of 2	$32published + CMS	-	50%
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MNPartial: 1 of 2	$33published + CMS	-	50%
Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GAPartial: 1 of 2	$33published + CMS	-	50%
Northern Colorado Long Term Acute HospitalPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas, NVPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare TransplantPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Corpus Christi Medical Center NorthwestPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Womans Hospital of Texas,theHouston, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcallen, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
St. David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
Corpus Christi Medical Center,theCorpus Christi, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
North Austin Medical CenterAustin, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$35published + CMS	-	50%
UT Health East Texas Pittsburg HospitalPittsburg, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$36published + CMS	-	50%
Nocona General HospitalNocona, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$36published + CMS	-	50%
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs, ARPartial: 1 of 2	$36published + CMS	-	50%
Baptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia, ARPartial: 1 of 2	$36published + CMS	-	50%
Medical City PlanoPlano, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$37published + CMS	-	50%
Medical Center of MckinneyMckinney, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$37published + CMS	-	50%
Medical City DentonDenton, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$37published + CMS	-	50%
Medical City LewisvilleLewisville, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$37published + CMS	-	50%
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, ALPartial: 1 of 2	$38published + CMS	-	50%
Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, ALPartial: 1 of 2	$38published + CMS	-	50%
Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, ALPartial: 1 of 2	$38published + CMS	-	50%
Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MDPartial: 1 of 2	$39published + CMS	-	50%
Interfaith Medical CenterBrooklyn, NYPartial: 1 of 2	$39published + CMS	-	50%
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical CenterBrooklyn, NYPartial: 1 of 2	$39published + CMS	-	50%
Interfaith Medical CenterPartial: 1 of 2	$39published + CMS	-	50%
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical CenterPartial: 1 of 2	$39published + CMS	-	50%
Avoyelles HospitalMarksville, LAPartial: 1 of 2	$39published + CMS	-	50%
UT Health East Texas Quitman HospitalQuitman, TXPartial: 1 of 2	$40published + CMS	-	50%
Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KSPartial: 1 of 2	$40published + CMS	-	50%
Logan County HospitalOakley, KSPartial: 1 of 2	$40published + CMS	-	50%
Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CAPartial: 1 of 2	$43published + CMS	-	50%
Mclaren Bay RegionBay City, MIPartial: 1 of 2	$44published + CMS	-	50%
Scotland County HospitalMemphis, MOPartial: 1 of 2	$44published + CMS	-	50%

Provider prices — negotiated

Showing 8 hospitals - NJ, NY

Lowest negotiated rate the hospital or insurer has published for this package. Each row is labeled with its source — Hospital MRF or Payer Transparency in Coverage file. Use the insurer selector to switch between the cross-payer rollup and per-insurer rates. Rows from TiC files older than 3 months are dimmed. Partial rows missing only a benchmarked professional component show a separate published-plus-CMS estimate. Public pages show a comparison-sized sample; bulk provider exports belong in the data API.

Insurer:

Hospital	Min negotiated	Payer types	Completeness
NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartial	$21published + CMS	BCBSCommercialMedicaid MCO	50%
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartial	$21published + CMS	CommercialMedicaid MCO	50%
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartial	$29published + CMS	BCBSCommercialMedicaid MCO	50%
NYU Langone Hospital BrooklynBrooklyn, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$462published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$471published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$475published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone Hospital Long IslandMineola, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$485published + CMS	—	50%
NYU Langone Health - SuffolkPatchogue, NY Partial: 1 of 2Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source	$489published + CMS	—	50%

Common questions

How much does chest x-ray cost?: Chest X-ray cash prices on cleartau range from $98 to $521 (10th–90th percentile) across 3315 US hospitals, with a median of $221. Individual hospital prices vary widely; the per-hospital table below shows the spread.
What's included in the chest x-ray package?: Standard chest X-ray, single or two views. Common in ER and primary care. The radiologist's read is typically billed under a separate professional fee.
What's typically billed separately for chest x-ray?: These components are usually billed by a different provider on a separate invoice: radiologist interpretation. They're still part of the episode of care.
How does the chest x-ray package price get calculated?: Cleartau sums per-component representative prices across the procedure, facility, anesthesia, and (where applicable) implant lines. The package median equals the sum of per-component medians; min and max work the same way. When a hospital publishes a formula (e.g. "150% of Medicare") instead of a dollar amount, the formula is resolved against the matching CMS fee schedule before aggregation.

Also known as

chest radiograph package · chest x-ray package · chest xray package

Looking for individual billing codes? See the Chest X-ray clinical concept for raw-code price comparisons.