Scans and imaging CPT 71045 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view as an inpatient: from $87.00 to $468.30, with a median of $314.37. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $227.37 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $327.08 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 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.

Lowest$87.00University Medical Center
Median$314.37half pay less
Highest$468.30in this market
Difference5.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.

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Lowest $87.00Highest $657.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Dx Chest Sp Thor Only $87.00 $87.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW $122.64 $292.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC XR CHEST PORTABLE 1 VIEW $122.64 $292.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW $160.44 $382.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC XR CHEST PORTABLE 1 VIEW $160.44 $382.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW $468.30 $1,115.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC XR CHEST PORTABLE 1 VIEW $468.30 $1,115.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW $468.30 $1,115.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC XR CHEST PORTABLE 1 VIEW $468.30 $1,115.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW $468.30 $1,115.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC XR CHEST PORTABLE 1 VIEW $468.30 $1,115.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Xr Exam Chest 1 View $657.00 $657.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $87.00, median $314.37, highest $468.30 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $169.05 — 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.