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Chest X-Ray, Single View

Washington, DC 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 5 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$25.12$22.91 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$83.18 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $43 to $437Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $95
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $123professional $25

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
$42.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in South Dakota than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 9th of 51

$58.88

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.