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Basic Chest X-Ray, Single View

California rates for HCPCS 71010

This covers a basic chest X-ray taken from a single angle, usually from the front, to look at the lungs, heart, and chest structures. It is one of the most common imaging tests used to evaluate symptoms like cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain, or to check the position of a medical device. This is the simplest and quickest version of a chest X-ray.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Basic Chest X-Ray, Single View cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $166.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $32 to $55Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $138 to $166
$50$100facility $40professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Nebraska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 5th of 35

$166

NE $166FL $16.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.