Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Waco, TX
In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $120.69 to $327.08, with a median of $223.89. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Providence — $103.20 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $327.08 at 101 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 Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Waco, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 IR CHEST 1 VIEW | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR PEDI CHEST 1 VIEW | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR CHEST 1 VIEW | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 IR CHEST 1 VIEW | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR INFANT CHAB | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR INFANT CHAB | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 CHEST 1 VIEW E1D | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 CHEST 1 VIEW E1D | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR CHEST DECUBITUS 1V | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR CHEST DECUBITUS 1V | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 XR PEDI CHEST 1 VIEW | $120.69 | $335.25 | $20.71–$195.53 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC CHEST APICAL LORDOTIC | $327.08 | $545.13 | $25.73–$454.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest one side Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC CHEST DECUB LT | $327.08 | $545.13 | $25.73–$454.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest one side Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC CHEST DECUB RT | $327.08 | $545.13 | $25.73–$454.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC X-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $327.08 | $545.13 | $25.73–$454.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $120.69, median $223.89, highest $327.08 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $223.89. 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 2 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.