Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $175.50 to $207.00, with a median of $175.50. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $207.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 71045, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 1 View | $175.50 | $270.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 1 View | $175.50 | $270.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC X-Ray Exam Chest 1 View | $175.50 | $270.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 1 View | $175.50 | $270.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB X-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $207.00 | $414.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.50, median $175.50, highest $207.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $175.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.