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Chest X-Ray, Single View

Tennessee 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 6 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$21.38 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$95.50 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $35 to $398Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $18 to $49
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $219professional $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
$39.81
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$40.74

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 33rd of 51

$39.81

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.