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Chest X-Ray, Single View

Rhode Island 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 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 4 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$20.42$18.20 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$126 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $100 to $282Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $204professional $20

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
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$21.38

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.