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Chest X-ray, Four Or More Views

North Carolina 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$51.29$42.66 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$40.74 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $41 to $186Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $40 to $100
$50$100$200facility $66professional $51

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
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
13 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$51.29

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.