Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray cost in Laurinburg, NC — inpatient

In Laurinburg, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $195.00 to $195.00, with a median of $195.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $232.30 at 68 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$195.00Scotland Memorial Hospital
Median$195.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$195.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Scotland Memorial Hospital Laurinburg, NC · (910) 291-7000 HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS source file $195.00 $390.00 $55.28–$370.00 50%
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.
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.
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.
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $195.00, median $195.00, highest $195.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $195.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.