Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $101.70 to $213.60, with a median of $157.65. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $55.95 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $217.09 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 X-Ray Exam Chest 1 View | $101.70 | $113.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 1 View | $213.60 | $356.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Chest 1 View Frontal | $451.80 | $502.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $101.70, median $157.65, highest $213.60 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $157.65. 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.