Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray cost in Gulfport, MS — inpatient

In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $63.84 to $63.84, with a median of $63.84. Across Mississippi, the median is $140.40 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$63.84Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock
Median$63.84half of hospitals charge less
Highest$63.84in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC XRAY, CHEST, 2 VIEWS source file $63.84 $168.00 — 62%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Inpatient: lowest $63.84, median $63.84, highest $63.84.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $140.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.