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Chest X-ray, Four Or More Views

Montana 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$67.61$44.67 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$20.89 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $20 to $89Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $22 to $81
$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $68

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$83.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$67.61

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.