Chest X-ray cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $23.40 to $145.77, with a median of $90.31. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Carlisle and 1 other hospital — $66.91 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $240.40 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Carlisle lowest Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC XRAY CHEST 2 VIEWS MD | $23.40 | $39.00 | $5.34–$419.44 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC XRAY CHEST 2 VIEWS MD | $23.40 | $39.00 | $7.80–$135.02 | 40% | — source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 71046 XR Chest 2 Views w/ Fluoroscopy Tech | $75.50 | $440.00 | $165.79–$352.00 | 83% | — source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 71046 XR Chest 2 Views Tech | $75.50 | $440.00 | $165.79–$352.00 | 83% | — source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 71046 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS Tech | $75.50 | $440.00 | $165.79–$352.00 | 83% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 71046 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS Tech | $105.12 | $440.00 | $17.08–$367.50 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 71046 XR Chest 2 Views Tech | $105.12 | $440.00 | $17.08–$367.50 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 71046 XR Chest 2 Views w/ Fluoroscopy Tech | $105.12 | $440.00 | $17.08–$367.50 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 71046 XR Chest 2 Views Tech | $138.47 | $440.00 | $72.29–$363.50 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 71046 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS Tech | $138.47 | $440.00 | $72.29–$363.50 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 71046 XR Chest 2 Views w/ Fluoroscopy Tech | $138.47 | $440.00 | $72.29–$363.50 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR* CHEST 2 VIEWS | $145.77 | $440.00 | $78.46–$496.36 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Chest 2 Views w/ Fluoroscopy - Report | $145.77 | $440.00 | $78.46–$496.36 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Chest 2 Views - Report | $145.77 | $440.00 | $78.46–$496.36 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC XRAY CHEST 2 VIEWS | $153.00 | $255.00 | $19.45–$216.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS | $188.40 | $314.00 | $19.45–$419.44 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS | $188.40 | $314.00 | $19.45–$266.90 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.40, median $90.31, highest $145.77 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $90.31. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.