Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Buckhannon, WV
In Buckhannon, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $158.50 to $158.50, with a median of $158.50. Across West Virginia, the median is $147.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 X-RAY OF CHEST; 1 VIEW | $158.50 | $317.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $158.50, median $158.50, highest $158.50.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71045 ($201.75). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WVX-RAY EXAM CHEST 1 VIEW | $9.50 | file |