Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $98.00 to $440.40, with a median of $250.43. The lowest listed price is at Bridgton Hospital — $152.43 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $169.53 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgton Hospital lowest Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC CHEST X-RAY 1 VW | $98.00 | $319.06 | $43.68–$289.39 | 69% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME XR CHEST SINGLE VIEW FRONTAL | $101.66 | $391.00 | $208.79–$297.94 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CHEST DECUB [1] VIEW 71045 | $154.80 | $258.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CHEST EXPIRATION (1)71045 | $154.80 | $258.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W-CHEST EXPIRATION (1) 71045 | $154.80 | $258.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B-CHEST EXP/DECUB (1) 71045 | $154.80 | $258.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B-CHEST 1 VIEW 71045 | $154.80 | $258.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CHEST 1 VIEW 71045 | $154.80 | $258.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC X-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $346.05 | $346.05 | $85.99–$326.67 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC X-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $403.60 | $403.60 | $85.22–$387.05 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC X-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $440.40 | $440.40 | $85.22–$413.98 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $98.00, median $250.43, highest $440.40 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $346.05. 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 2 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 1 it is 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.