Chest X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $58.04 to $354.25, with a median of $72.00. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $13.96 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $168.00 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $58.04 | — | $33.61–$271.58 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $72.00 | $72.00 | $6.85–$233.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $72.00 | $72.00 | $6.85–$233.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $72.00 | $72.00 | $6.85–$233.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest Inspiration Expiration | $233.00 | $233.00 | $6.85–$233.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest Inspiration Expiration | $233.00 | $233.00 | $6.85–$233.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest Inspiration Expiration | $233.00 | $233.00 | $6.85–$233.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Chest Two Views Front & Lat | $354.25 | $354.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $58.04, median $72.00, highest $354.25 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $72.00. 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 4 of 4 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 chest X-ray with two views, usually one from the front and one from the side, shows the lungs, heart size and the bones of the chest. It is ordered for cough, shortness of breath, suspected pneumonia, chest pain and some pre-employment or pre-surgery checks.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71046 ($222.60). 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.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYRadiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $9.00 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYRadiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $9.00 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYRadiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $9.00 | file |