Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray cost in Flagstaff, AZ — inpatient

In Flagstaff, AZ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $145.62 to $301.70, with a median of $223.66. The lowest listed price is at Flagstaff Medical Center — $78.04 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $137.19 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 71046, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026.

Lowest$145.62Flagstaff Medical Center
Median$223.66half pay less
Highest$301.70in this market
Difference2.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Flagstaff, AZ.

median
Lowest $145.62Highest $301.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Flagstaff Medical Center lowest Flagstaff, AZ · (928) 779-3366 XR Chest 2view To Include Abd (Nursery) $145.62 $291.24 $101.93–$291.24 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Flagstaff Medical Center lowest Flagstaff, AZ · (928) 779-3366 XR Chest Pa/Lat 2 View $145.62 $291.24 $101.93–$291.24 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Flagstaff Medical Center lowest Flagstaff, AZ · (928) 779-3366 XR Chest Inspiration/Expiration $145.62 $291.24 $101.93–$291.24 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Page Hospital Page, AZ · (928) 645-2424 XR CHEST 2 VW $301.70 $502.00 $225.90–$476.90 40% Mar 2, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $145.62, median $223.66, highest $301.70 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $223.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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.