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Chest X-Ray, Single View

Colorado rates for HCPCS 71045

A single X-ray image of the chest, typically taken from the front, used to look at the lungs, heart, and surrounding structures. It's a quick, basic exam often used to check for pneumonia, evaluate a cough, or get a baseline look at the chest. It provides less detail than a two-view chest X-ray, which adds a side image.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $204 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$21.38 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$89.13 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $35 to $646Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $204professional $28

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$63.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$79.43

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in South Dakota than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $54.95 · 16th of 51
SD $269RI $21.38

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.