Chest X-ray cost in Lima, OH — inpatient
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $101.70 to $426.60, with a median of $264.15. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $162.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $260.98 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views | $101.70 | $113.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Chest 2 View Frontal & Lateral | $326.70 | $363.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views | $426.60 | $711.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $101.70, median $264.15, highest $426.60 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $212.85 — 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.