Chest X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $40.20 to $686.40, with a median of $424.85. The lowest listed price is at Monogahela Valley Hospital — $384.65 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $240.40 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital lowest Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CHS CHEST XRAY 2 VIEW FRONT/LA | $40.20 | $67.00 | $18.02–$82.11 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST PA LAT-LT NIOSH BL LUNG | $92.75 | $132.50 | $27.19–$193.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 OR PORT CHEST, 2 VIEWS | $112.80 | $188.00 | $50.57–$230.39 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 PORTABLE CHEST, 2 VIEWS | $112.80 | $188.00 | $50.57–$230.39 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $164.00 | $328.00 | $7.72–$196.54 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $215.40 | $359.00 | $11.99–$315.92 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST OBLIQUES ONLY- BOTH | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST DECUBS ONLY- BOTH | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST PA WITH OBLIQUE-RT | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST PA WITH OBLIQUE-LT | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST PRE-MRI- 2 VIEWS | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST PA LAT-LT ENVIR PROTOCOL | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST WITH APICAL LORDOTIC | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST INSPIRATION & EXPIRATION | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST WITH LATERAL- RT | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST WITH LATERAL- LT | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST LATERAL ONLY- BOTH | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST PA W DECUBITUS-RT | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CHEST PA W DECUBITUS-LT | $259.70 | $371.00 | $27.19–$267.12 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $291.00 | $485.00 | $32.23–$436.50 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $405.00 | $675.00 | $11.90–$573.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS | $419.40 | $699.00 | $11.90–$594.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $424.20 | $707.00 | $11.90–$600.95 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC XR CHEST 2V W FLUORO | $425.50 | $575.00 | $23.76–$281.42 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC XR CHEST 2V | $425.50 | $575.00 | $23.76–$281.42 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $436.20 | $727.00 | $11.90–$581.60 | 40% | — source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR CHEST 2V | $441.65 | $605.00 | $23.76–$297.22 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR CHEST 2V W FLUORO | $441.65 | $605.00 | $23.76–$297.22 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $456.60 | $761.00 | $11.78–$684.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC XR CHEST 2V | $465.75 | $575.00 | $23.76–$277.47 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS | $469.80 | $783.00 | $11.90–$720.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 XR CHEST 2 VIEWS | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CHEST, 2 VIEWS | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $286.75–$1,306.38 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CHEST 2 VIEWS | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $11.90–$972.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $40.20, median $424.85, highest $686.40 — a 17.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $425.50. 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 13 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $5.51 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $7.54 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PACHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $7.83 | file |