Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view as an inpatient: from $139.50 to $456.75, with a median of $431.33. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $291.83 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $364.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Chest Single Vw | $139.50 | $186.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Chest Single Vw | $139.50 | $186.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Chest Single Vw | $139.50 | $186.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Xr Chest 1V | $231.00 | $308.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW | $364.00 | $700.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW | $364.00 | $700.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW | $364.00 | $700.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 X-ray of chest, 1 view | $405.90 | $738.00 | $17.65–$996.30 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW - XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $456.75 | $609.00 | $180.87–$596.82 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW - XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $456.75 | $609.00 | $91.35–$3,999.21 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW - XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $456.75 | $609.00 | $185.75–$548.10 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW - XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $456.75 | $609.00 | $185.75–$548.10 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST SINGLE VIEW - XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $456.75 | $609.00 | $180.87–$487.20 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Xray-Chest, Single View | $593.25 | $791.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $139.50, median $431.33, highest $456.75 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $405.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 9 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.