Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Outpatient

Chest X-ray cost in Defiance, OH

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $108.60 to $108.60, with a median of $108.60. Across Ohio, the median is $260.98 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$108.60Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$108.60half pay less
Highest$108.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views $108.60 $181.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $108.60, median $108.60, highest $108.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $229.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.