Chest X-ray cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $138.60 to $578.60, with a median of $215.50. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $76.90 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $210.10 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 71046, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Chest 2 V CR | $138.60 | $308.00 | $91.48–$277.20 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $205.00 | $410.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $215.50 | $431.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $215.50 | $431.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 71046 - XR Chest 2 V CR | $220.05 | $815.00 | $220.05–$815.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 71046 - XR Chest 2 V DR | $230.85 | $855.00 | $230.85–$855.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 71046 CH-CHEST 2V CR | $233.28 | $864.00 | $233.28–$864.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN XR Chest 2 V CR | $244.62 | $906.00 | $244.62–$906.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN XR Chest 2 V DR | $244.62 | $906.00 | $244.62–$906.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 XR Chest 2 V CR | $304.92 | $847.00 | $213.42–$762.30 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 71046 CH-CHEST 2V CR | $323.28 | $898.00 | $226.28–$808.20 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 XR Chest 2 V DR | $323.28 | $898.00 | $226.28–$808.20 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Chest 2 V DR | $394.65 | $877.00 | $260.47–$789.30 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 XR Chest 2 V DR | $578.60 | $1,052.00 | $314.55–$946.80 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $138.60, median $215.50, highest $578.60 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $215.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
4 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN71046 26 XR Chest 2 V CR | $10.80 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN71046 26 XR Chest 2 V CR | $14.40 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN71046 26 XR Chest 2 V CR | $18.00 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN71046 26 XR Chest 2 V CR | $22.00 | file |