Scans and imaging CPT 71045 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Boulder, CO — inpatient

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, single view as an inpatient: from $264.97 to $264.97, with a median of $264.97. Across Colorado, the median is $261.57 at 16 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71045, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$264.97AdventHealth Avista
Median$264.97half pay less
Highest$264.97in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW $264.97 $264.97 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $264.97, median $264.97, highest $264.97.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $264.97 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A single-view chest X-ray takes one picture of the chest, usually from the front, to show the lungs and heart. It is often done in the emergency room or at the bedside with a portable machine, for example to check a breathing tube or follow up pneumonia.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.