Chest X-ray cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $23.80 to $411.45, with a median of $74.70. The lowest listed price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center — $50.90 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $141.00 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center lowest Oklahoma City, OK X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $23.80 | $238.00 | $83.29–$448.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $53.25 | $71.00 | $39.05 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $53.25 | $71.00 | $39.05 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK X-RAY OF CHEST; 2 VIEWS | $68.30 | $683.00 | $83.29–$448.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $74.70 | $213.42 | $18.87–$209.25 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $74.70 | $213.42 | $18.87–$209.25 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $185.65 | — | $18.87–$209.25 | — | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Xr Chest 2 Views | $216.45 | $333.00 | $19.41–$200.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Xr Chest 2 Views | $411.45 | $633.00 | $76.36–$181.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $697.66 | — | $18.87–$209.25 | — | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.80, median $74.70, highest $411.45 — a 17.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $74.70. 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 3 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.