Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray cost in Marietta, OH — inpatient

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $159.54 to $199.43, with a median of $179.49. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $19.95 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

Lowest$159.54Selby General Hospital
Median$179.49half pay less
Highest$199.43in this market
Difference1.3×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 Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $159.54Highest $199.43

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Xr Chest, 2V $159.54 $265.90 — 40% Oct 1, 2026
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Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Xr Chest, B-Reader, 2V $199.43 $332.38 — 40% Oct 1, 2026
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Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Xr Chest, B-Reader, 2V $199.43 $332.38 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $159.54, median $179.49, highest $199.43 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $179.49 — 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.