Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $84.49 to $944.50, with a median of $944.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $860.01 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $327.08 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX CHEST 1 VIEW - MOD FY | $84.49 | $314.00 | $25.73–$204.10 | 73% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 CHEST 1 VIEW | $84.49 | $314.00 | $25.73–$204.10 | 73% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 CHEST 1 VIEW - MOD FY | $84.49 | $314.00 | $25.73–$204.10 | 73% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX CHEST 1 VIEW | $84.49 | $314.00 | $25.73–$204.10 | 73% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $86.02 | $633.75 | $83.01–$122.39 | 86% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $237.00 | $237.00 | $11.86–$176.10 | — | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHEST, 1 VIEW | $348.40 | $520.00 | $25.73–$494.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHEST, 1 VIEW | $348.40 | $520.00 | $25.73–$494.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHEST, 1 VIEW | $348.40 | $520.00 | $25.73–$494.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $460.00 | $920.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CHEST 1 VIEW | $944.50 | $1,889.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.49, median $944.50, highest $944.50 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $944.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.