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Chest X-ray, Four Or More Views

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 71048

This is a chest X-ray that includes four or more images taken from different angles or positions. Using more views than a standard two-view chest X-ray can help show areas that might otherwise be hidden behind other structures. It's used to evaluate the lungs, heart, and chest wall in more detail than a basic exam.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chest X-ray, Four Or More Views cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $54.95.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $45 to $398Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $45

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$100.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$44.67

AK $129UT $33.11

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.