Chest X-ray cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $28.91 to $169.00, with a median of $45.36. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $16.45 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $169.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RHC CHEST PA AND LAT | $28.91 | $59.00 | $20.65–$57.82 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE | $45.36 | $108.00 | $16.20–$190.50 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE | $45.36 | $108.00 | $19.44–$190.50 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE | $45.36 | $108.00 | $18.36–$183.63 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE | $45.36 | $108.00 | $18.36–$183.63 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE | $45.36 | $108.00 | $15.12–$190.50 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE | $45.36 | $108.00 | $17.28–$190.50 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 CXR Exam | $48.24 | $134.00 | $56.95–$190.48 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 CXR Exam | $48.24 | $134.00 | $56.95–$190.48 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CHEST FIREMAN POLICE | $68.11 | $139.00 | $48.65–$136.22 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS | $98.28 | $234.00 | $32.76–$198.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS | $98.28 | $234.00 | $35.10–$198.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS | $98.28 | $234.00 | $39.78–$198.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS | $98.28 | $234.00 | $39.78–$198.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS | $98.28 | $234.00 | $42.12–$198.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS | $98.28 | $234.00 | $37.44–$198.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 CXR Exam | $108.00 | $360.00 | $153.00–$252.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 MJRA Exam | $108.00 | $360.00 | $153.00–$252.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RA Exam | $124.80 | $416.00 | $167.97–$291.20 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MJRA Exam | $129.60 | $360.00 | $153.00–$252.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MJRA Exam | $129.60 | $360.00 | $153.00–$252.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW | $131.32 | $268.00 | $93.80–$262.64 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam | $149.76 | $416.00 | $167.97–$291.20 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam | $149.76 | $416.00 | $167.97–$291.20 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 X-ray of chest, 2 views | $169.00 | $260.00 | $65.00–$671.45 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 X-ray of chest, 2 views | $169.00 | $260.00 | $65.00–$671.45 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CHEST PA LATERAL OHS | $176.89 | $361.00 | $126.35–$353.78 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW | $192.36 | $458.00 | $74.28–$389.30 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW | $192.36 | $458.00 | $43.72–$389.30 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW | $192.36 | $458.00 | $43.72–$389.30 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW | $192.36 | $458.00 | $43.72–$389.30 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW | $192.36 | $458.00 | $43.72–$389.30 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST SPECIAL VIEW | $192.36 | $458.00 | $43.72–$389.30 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT | $204.12 | $486.00 | $74.28–$413.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT | $204.12 | $486.00 | $43.72–$413.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT | $204.12 | $486.00 | $43.72–$413.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT | $204.12 | $486.00 | $43.72–$413.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT | $204.12 | $486.00 | $43.72–$413.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT | $204.12 | $486.00 | $43.72–$413.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS PA LAT | $222.46 | $454.00 | $158.90–$444.92 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | $1,878.08–$3,093.30 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | $1,878.08–$3,093.30 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.91, median $45.36, highest $169.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $45.36. 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 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71046 ($222.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IAJERA Exam | $15.30 | file |