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Chest X-Ray, Single View

West Virginia 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 5 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$52.48$25.12 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$43.65 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $26 to $389Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $19 to $55
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $145professional $52

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
$30.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$181.97
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
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$67.61
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$29.51

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in South Dakota than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

West Virginia $53.70 · 17th of 51
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.