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Chest X-Ray, Single View

Missouri 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 October 2026.

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

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$22.91 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$30.20 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $25 to $275Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $19 to $166
$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $29

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$109.65
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Vermont 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.

Missouri· 26th of 51

$29.51

VT $219FL $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.