Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view as an inpatient: from $641.07 to $769.08, with a median of $705.08. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $64.01 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $364.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $641.07 | $1,257.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR CHEST PORTABLE 1 VIEW | $641.07 | $1,257.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $769.08 | $1,508.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR CHEST PORTABLE 1 VIEW | $769.08 | $1,508.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $641.07, median $705.08, highest $769.08 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $93.08 — 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.