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Chest X-Ray, Single View

South Carolina 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$26.30$21.38 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$166 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $38 to $479Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $98
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $26

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
$48.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 12th of 51

$56.23

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.