Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $72.45 to $72.45, with a median of $72.45. Across Missouri, the median is $208.00 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$72.45Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Median$72.45half pay less
Highest$72.45in this market
Difference1.0×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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $72.45Highest $262.08

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CLINIC CHEST PHYSICAL $72.45 $181.13 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CLINIC DECUBE CHEST 2 VIEW $130.30 $325.76 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CLINIC CHEST TWO VIEWS $169.68 $424.20 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 DECUBE CHEST 2 VIEW $205.80 $514.50 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CHEST TWO VIEWS OR STEREO $262.08 $655.20 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CHEST 2 VIEW $262.08 $655.20 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $72.45, median $72.45, highest $72.45.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $209.95 — 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.