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Chest X-Ray, Single View

Kentucky 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$23.99$18.20 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$81.28 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $24 to $331Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $17 to $110
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $24

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
$34.67
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$28.18

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.