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.

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

Provider prices — cash

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.

Hospital	Median	Range	Completeness
FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITALFRESNO, CA	$18	$18 – $18	50%
CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTERTAZEWELL, TN	$18	$18 – $18	50%
SUNRISE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERLAS VEGAS, NV	$18	$18 – $18	50%
PINEWOOD SPRINGSCOLUMBIA, TN	$19	$19 – $19	50%
HCA HEALTHONE PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKESDENVER, CO	$20	$20 – $20	50%
KINGMAN HEALTHCARE CENTERKINGMAN, KS	$21	$21 – $21	50%
CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITALPICKENS, SC	$22	$22 – $22	50%
ANMED HEALTHANDERSON, SC	$22	$22 – $22	50%
CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALCARROLLTON, MO	$23	$23 – $23	50%
PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITALSAINT LOUIS PARK, MN	$24	$24 – $24	50%
FAIRVIEW PARK HOSPITALDUBLIN, GA	$25	$25 – $25	50%
NORTHERN COLORADO LONG TERM ACUTE HOSPITAL	$26	$26 – $26	50%
MOUNTAINVIEW HOSPITALLAS VEGAS, NV	$26	$26 – $26	50%
LAS PALMAS MEDICAL CENTER A CAMPUS OF LPDS HEALTHCEL PASO, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
LAS PALMAS DEL SOL HEALTHCARE TRANSPLANT	$27	$27 – $27	50%
CORPUS CHRISTI MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST	$27	$27 – $27	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE CONROECONROE, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE CLEAR LAKEWEBSTER, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE NORTHWESTHOUSTON, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE WESTHOUSTON, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTERHOUSTON, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERBROWNSVILLE, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
WOMANS HOSPITAL OF TEXAS,THEHOUSTON, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITALMCALLEN, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
ST DAVID'S SOUTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTERAUSTIN, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
CORPUS CHRISTI MEDICAL CENTER,THECORPUS CHRISTI, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTERAUSTIN, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS PITTSBURG HOSPITALPITTSBURG, TX	$27	$27 – $27	50%
NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITALNOCONA, TX	$28	$28 – $28	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER HEBER SPRINGSHEBER SPRINGS, AR	$28	$28 – $28	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-ARKADELPHIAARKADELPHIA, AR	$28	$28 – $28	50%
MEDICAL CITY PLANOPLANO, TX	$28	$28 – $28	50%
MEDICAL CENTER OF MCKINNEYMCKINNEY, TX	$28	$28 – $28	50%
MEDICAL CITY DENTONDENTON, TX	$29	$29 – $29	50%
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLELEWISVILLE, TX	$29	$29 – $29	50%
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCULLMAN, AL	$29	$29 – $29	50%
LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITALDADEVILLE, AL	$30	$30 – $30	50%
ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITALWETUMPKA, AL	$30	$30 – $30	50%
GARRETT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTEROAKLAND, MD	$31	$31 – $31	50%
INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTERBrooklyn, NY	$31	$31 – $31	50%
KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTERBrooklyn, NY	$31	$31 – $31	50%
INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER	$31	$31 – $31	50%
KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER	$31	$31 – $31	50%
AVOYELLES HOSPITALMARKSVILLE, LA	$31	$31 – $31	50%
UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS QUITMAN HOSPITALQUITMAN, TX	$31	$31 – $31	50%
WESLEY MEDICAL CENTERWICHITA, KS	$32	$32 – $32	50%
LOGAN COUNTY HOSPITALOAKLEY, KS	$32	$32 – $32	50%
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANODELANO, CA	$35	$35 – $35	50%
MCLAREN BAY REGIONBAY CITY, MI	$36	$36 – $36	50%
SCOTLAND COUNTY HOSPITALMEMPHIS, MO	$36	$36 – $36	50%
IRON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTERPILOT KNOB, MO	$36	$36 – $36	50%
UNITY MEDICAL CENTERGRAFTON, ND	$36	$36 – $36	50%
POWER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICTAMERICAN FALLS, ID	$37	$37 – $37	50%
ASPIRE HOSPITALCONROE, TX	$37	$37 – $37	50%
REGIONAL WEST MEDICAL CENTERSCOTTSBLUFF, NE	$37	$37 – $37	50%
NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY	$38	$38 – $38	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL BROOKLYNBrooklyn, NY	$38	$38 – $38	50%
NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalNew York, NY	$38	$38 – $38	50%
NYU LANGONE TISCH HOSPITALNEW YORK, NY	$38	$38 – $38	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL BROOKLYNBrooklyn, NY	$38	$38 – $38	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALSNEW YORK, NY	$38	$38 – $38	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL BROOKLYN	$38	$38 – $38	50%
BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITALCOCHRAN, GA	$38	$38 – $38	50%
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS THREE RIVERSWAVERLY, TN	$38	$38 – $38	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL LONG ISLANDMineola, NY	$39	$39 – $39	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL LONG ISLANDMineola, NY	$39	$39 – $39	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL LONG ISLAND	$39	$39 – $39	50%
SETON MEDICAL CENTER HARKER HEIGHTSHARKER HEIGHTS, TX	$40	$40 – $40	50%
NORTHERN INYO HOSPITALBISHOP, CA	$41	$41 – $41	50%
HCA-HEALTHONE DBA SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTERENGLEWOOD, CO	$42	$42 – $42	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH - VAN BURENVAN BUREN, AR	$43	$43 – $43	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER NORTH LITTLE ROCKNORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR	$43	$43 – $43	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-DREW COUNTYMONTICELLO, AR	$43	$43 – $43	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITHFORT SMITH, AR	$43	$43 – $43	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-STUTTGARTSTUTTGART, AR	$43	$43 – $43	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-HOT SPRINGS COUNTYMALVERN, AR	$43	$43 – $43	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER- CONWAYCONWAY, AR	$43	$43 – $43	50%
SKY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTERLONE TREE, CO	$43	$43 – $43	50%
UNIVERSITY OF MD BALTIMORE WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTERGLEN BURNIE, MD	$43	$43 – $43	50%
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH-SPARROW CARSONCARSON CITY, MI	$44	$44 – $44	50%
OCHSNER RUSH HOSPITALMERIDIAN, MS	$44	$44 – $44	50%
JAY HOSPITALJAY, FL	$45	$45 – $45	50%
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITALSAINT JOHNS, MI	$45	$45 – $45	50%
OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTERLAFAYETTE, LA	$46	$46 – $46	50%
ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITALCROWLEY, LA	$46	$46 – $46	50%
OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL	$46	$46 – $46	50%
HUTCHINSON HEALTHHUTCHINSON, MN	$46	$46 – $46	50%
OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITALJENNINGS, LA	$46	$46 – $46	50%
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-KENNERKENNER, LA	$46	$46 – $46	50%
OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF KENNER	$46	$46 – $46	50%
MCLAREN MACOMBMOUNT CLEMENS, MI	$47	$47 – $47	50%
SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITALSLIDELL, LA	$47	$47 – $47	50%
SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST	$47	$47 – $47	50%
LEVI HOSPITALHOT SPRINGS, AR	$48	$48 – $48	50%
JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCLARKSVILLE, AR	$48	$48 – $48	50%
RUSSELL MEDICAL CENTERALEXANDER CITY, AL	$49	$49 – $49	50%
UNIVERSITY OF KS HLTH SYSTEM GREAT BEND CAMPUSGREAT BEND, KS	$49	$49 – $49	50%
HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVERBEAVER, PA	$49	$49 – $49	50%
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY DOWNSTATEBROOKLYN, NY	$49	$49 – $49	50%
SUNY/DOWNSTATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYNBROOKLYN, NY	$49	$49 – $49	50%
EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITALLANSING, MI	$49	$49 – $49	50%
E.W. SPARROW HOSPITAL -ST LAWRENCE	$49	$49 – $49	50%
ST FRANCIS HOSPITALWILMINGTON, DE	$50	$50 – $50	50%
ST CHARLES PARISH HOSPITALLULING, LA	$50	$50 – $50	50%
CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTERCROSSVILLE, TN	$50	$50 – $50	50%
MORRISTOWN HAMBLEN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONMORRISTOWN, TN	$50	$50 – $50	50%
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGEOAK RIDGE, TN	$50	$50 – $50	50%
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERKNOXVILLE, TN	$50	$50 – $50	50%
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTERKNOXVILLE, TN	$50	$50 – $50	50%
SABINE MEDICAL CENTERMANY, LA	$51	$51 – $51	50%
UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS TYLER REGIONAL HOSPITALTYLER, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENSATHENS, TN	$51	$51 – $51	50%
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH	$51	$51 – $51	50%
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLSNORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
MEDICAL CITY DECATURDECATUR, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITALDALLAS, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTHFORT WORTH, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITALDALLAS, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCEFORT WORTH, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
MEDICAL CITY SURGICAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE	$51	$51 – $51	50%
OAKBEND MEDICAL CENTERRICHMOND, TX	$51	$51 – $51	50%
DENVER HEALTH & HOSPITAL AUTHORITYDENVER, CO	$51	$51 – $51	50%
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH - SPARROW EATONCHARLOTTE, MI	$52	$52 – $52	50%
SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEMAKRON, OH	$52	$52 – $52	50%
INTEGRIS MIAMI HOSPITALMIAMI, OK	$52	$52 – $52	50%
INTEGRIS GROVE HOSPITALGROVE, OK	$52	$52 – $52	50%
PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERPAMPA, TX	$52	$52 – $52	50%
UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS CARTHAGE HOSPITALCARTHAGE, TX	$53	$53 – $53	50%
LUMINIS HEALTH DOCTORS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CTR, INCLANHAM, MD	$53	$53 – $53	50%
MERCY GILBERT MEDICAL CENTERGILBERT, AZ	$53	$53 – $53	50%
MCLAREN PORT HURONPORT HURON, MI	$54	$54 – $54	50%
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADAGRENADA, MS	$54	$54 – $54	50%
BSA HOSPITALAMARILLO, TX	$54	$54 – $54	50%
OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINICSLAFAYETTE, LA	$54	$54 – $54	50%
FREDERICK HEALTH HOSPITALFREDERICK, MD	$54	$54 – $54	50%
STANFORD HEALTH CARESTANFORD, CA	$55	$55 – $55	50%
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTERRANCHO MIRAGE, CA	$55	$55 – $55	50%
BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITALSPRUCE PINE, NC	$55	$55 – $55	50%
OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITALOAKDALE, LA	$56	$56 – $56	50%
BANNER CASA GRANDE MEDICAL CENTERCASA GRANDE, AZ	$56	$56 – $56	50%
ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTONSTOCKTON, CA	$56	$56 – $56	50%
MCLAREN CARO REGIONCARO, MI	$56	$56 – $56	50%
MCLAREN THUMB REGIONBAD AXE, MI	$56	$56 – $56	50%
CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERMANCHESTER, NH	$56	$56 – $56	50%
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER - BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE, LA	$57	$57 – $57	50%
MCLAREN OAKLANDPONTIAC, MI	$57	$57 – $57	50%
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF EL PASOEL PASO, TX	$58	$58 – $58	50%
BANNER BOSWELL MEDICAL CENTERSUN CITY, AZ	$58	$58 – $58	50%
MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGANPETOSKEY, MI	$58	$58 – $58	50%
MEDSTAR SAINT MARY'S HOSPITALLEONARDTOWN, MD	$58	$58 – $58	50%
CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCHANDLER, AZ	$58	$58 – $58	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL - SUFFOLKPATCHOGUE, NY	$59	$59 – $59	50%
LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITALPATCHOGUE, NY	$59	$59 – $59	50%
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE ASSUMPTION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	$59	$59 – $59	50%
BANNER GATEWAY MEDICAL CENTERGILBERT, AZ	$60	$60 – $60	50%
HCA HEALTHONE MOUNTAIN RIDGETHORNTON, CO	$60	$60 – $60	50%
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CRITTENDEN, INCWEST MEMPHIS, AR	$60	$60 – $60	50%
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH - WESTWYOMING, MI	$60	$60 – $60	50%
MISSISSIPPI METHODIST REHAB CTRJACKSON, MS	$60	$60 – $60	50%
O U MEDICAL CENTEROKLAHOMA CITY, OK	$60	$60 – $60	50%
WILLAMETTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERMCMINNVILLE, OR	$60	$60 – $60	50%
BANNER THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL CENTERGLENDALE, AZ	$61	$61 – $61	50%
LUMINIS HEALTH ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER, INCANNAPOLIS, MD	$61	$61 – $61	50%
THE MEDICAL CENTER OF AURORA & SOUTH HOSPITALAURORA, CO	$61	$61 – $61	50%
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITALMOUNTAIN CITY, TN	$62	$62 – $62	50%
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITALSNEEDVILLE, TN	$62	$62 – $62	50%
BANNER DESERT MEDICAL CENTERMESA, AZ	$62	$62 – $62	50%
BANNER BAYWOOD MEDICAL CENTERMESA, AZ	$63	$63 – $63	50%
WELLMONT BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERBRISTOL, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
WELLMONT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERKINGSPORT, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITALELIZABETHTON, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALROGERSVILLE, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALGREENEVILLE, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTERJOHNSON CITY, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITALKINGSPORT, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITALJOHNSON CITY, TN	$63	$63 – $63	50%
NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	$63	$63 – $63	50%
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITALLEBANON, VA	$63	$63 – $63	50%
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTERTOWSON, MD	$63	$63 – $63	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE SOUTHEASTPASADENA, TX	$63	$63 – $63	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE TOMBALLTOMBALL, TX	$63	$63 – $63	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE KINGWOODKINGWOOD, TX	$63	$63 – $63	50%
TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITALHOUSTON, TX	$63	$63 – $63	50%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE PEARLANDPEARLAND, TX	$63	$63 – $63	50%
JEFFERSON HOSPITALLOUISVILLE, GA	$63	$63 – $63	50%
FIRST CARE HEALTH CENTERPARK RIVER, ND	$63	$63 – $63	50%
NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITALNACOGDOCHES, TX	$63	$63 – $63	50%
LUMINIS HEALTH J KENT MCNEW FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERANNAPOLIS, MD	$64	$64 – $64	50%
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INCKNOXVILLE, TN	$64	$64 – $64	50%
BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLEMADISONVILLE, KY	$64	$64 – $64	50%
BANNER DEL E. WEBB MEDICAL CENTERSUN CITY WEST, AZ	$64	$64 – $64	50%
HCA HEALTHONE ROSEDENVER, CO	$64	$64 – $64	50%
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTERJACKSON, MS	$64	$64 – $64	50%
MERIT HEALTH MADISONCANTON, MS	$64	$64 – $64	50%
BANNER ESTRELLA MEDICAL CENTERPHOENIX, AZ	$64	$64 – $64	50%
UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS JACKSONVILLE HOSPITALJACKSONVILLE, TX	$64	$64 – $64	50%
WARM SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTERWARM SPRINGS, GA	$65	$65 – $65	50%
WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITALMONTICELLO, KY	$65	$65 – $65	50%
SALINA SURGICAL HOSPITALSALINA, KS	$65	$65 – $65	50%
ST BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTERSAN BERNARDINO, CA	$65	$65 – $65	50%

Provider prices — negotiated

Lowest negotiated rate hospitals have published for this package. Use the insurer selector to switch between the cross-payer rollup and per-insurer rates (from Transparency in Coverage files). Rows from TiC files older than 3 months are dimmed.

Insurer:

Hospital	Min negotiated	Payer types	Completeness
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL BROOKLYNBrooklyn, NY	$454	—	50%
NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY	$462	—	50%
NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalNew York, NY	$467	—	50%
NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL LONG ISLANDMineola, NY	$477	—	50%
NYU Langone Health - SuffolkPatchogue, NY	$480	—	50%

Common questions

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.