Chest X-ray cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $85.00 to $1,314.95, with a median of $240.40. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $155.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $240.40 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 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 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Chest X-Ray 2 Vw | $85.00 | $403.61 | $14.85–$322.89 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Chest X-Ray 2 Vw | $88.00 | $501.25 | $14.85–$486.21 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Chest X-Ray 2 Vw | $88.00 | $501.25 | $14.85–$486.21 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC X-Ray Chest 2 Views | $157.60 | $1,576.00 | $32.78–$288.68 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC X-Ray Chest 2 Views | $157.60 | $1,576.00 | $32.78–$288.68 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC X-Ray Chest 2 Views | $157.60 | $1,576.00 | $32.78–$288.68 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC X-Ray Chest 2 Views | $157.60 | $1,576.00 | $32.78–$288.68 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC X-Ray Chest 2 Views | $157.60 | $1,576.00 | $32.78–$288.68 | 90% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Xr Chest 2 Views | $204.75 | $315.00 | $17.08–$299.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Hc Xr Chest, 2 Views | $240.40 | $601.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Hc Xr Chest, 2 Views | $240.40 | $601.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Hc Xr Chest, 2 Views | $240.40 | $601.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Hc Xr Chest, 2 Views | $240.40 | $601.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Hc Xr Chest, 2 Views | $240.40 | $601.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Xr Chest 2 Views | $254.15 | $391.00 | $47.88–$375.36 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ 658_X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ CHEST 2 VIEWS II | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 658_X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CHEST 2 VIEWS II | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ 658_X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ CHEST 2 VIEWS II | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ 658_X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ CHEST 2 VIEWS II | $309.16 | $309.16 | $37.25–$213.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 X-RAY OF CHEST; 2 VIEWS | $335.50 | $335.50 | $14.34–$125.17 | — | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Xr Chest 2 Views | $394.55 | $607.00 | $21.53–$594.86 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Xr Chest 2 Views | $394.55 | $607.00 | $20.05–$607.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Xr Chest 2 Views | $394.55 | — | $21.53–$473.55 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Radiological Examination Chest 2 Views | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Radiological Examination Chest 2 Views | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Xr Chest,Ap/Lat+Aptical Lordotic | $1,314.95 | $1,314.95 | $20.05–$1,183.46 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 X/R Chest 2 View | $1,314.95 | $1,314.95 | $20.05–$1,183.46 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Xr Chest,Ap/Lateral+Oblique | $1,314.95 | $1,314.95 | $20.05–$1,183.46 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $85.00, median $240.40, highest $1,314.95 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $281.66. 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 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.