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Chest X-Ray, Special Views

California rates for HCPCS 71035

A chest X-ray taken in a position other than the routine front and side pictures — for example lying on one side — chosen to bring out something the standard views do not show clearly. It is normally ordered to answer a specific question raised by an earlier image or examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chest X-Ray, Special Views cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $174.

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 $52 · 10th to 90th $36 to $162Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $174 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $52professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48

Where California sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Massachusetts 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· 12th of 36

$67.61

MA $174FL $26.92

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.