Chest X-ray cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $232.30 to $725.25, with a median of $233.06. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals — $0.76 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $232.30 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $15.34–$418.14 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $89.81–$427.43 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $69.50–$441.37 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $52.41–$441.37 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $60.40–$441.37 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $46.46–$427.43 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $46.46–$450.66 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $57.01–$441.37 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $15.34–$418.14 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $15.34–$427.43 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $88.27–$464.60 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $232.30 | $464.60 | $89.81–$427.43 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC XR CHEST 2 VIEW | $233.82 | $866.00 | $76.03–$5,498.68 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Chest 2 View | $233.82 | $866.00 | $252.01–$298.77 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Chest 2 View | $233.82 | $866.00 | $252.01–$350.73 | 73% | — source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $248.00 | $496.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $248.00 | $496.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG XR CHEST 2 VIEWS | $400.00 | $400.00 | $60.20–$380.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG XR CHEST 2 VIEWS | $400.00 | $400.00 | $60.20–$380.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR CHEST 2 VIEWS | $400.00 | $400.00 | $60.20–$380.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC CHEST 2 VIEWS | $725.25 | $967.00 | $14.34–$734.92 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC CHEST 2 VIEWS | $725.25 | $967.00 | $14.34–$734.92 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $232.30, median $233.06, highest $725.25 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $233.06. 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 11 of 14 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.