Chest X-ray cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $485.40 to $806.40, with a median of $485.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $247.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views | $485.40 | $809.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views | $485.40 | $809.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views | $485.40 | $809.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views | $485.40 | $809.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC X-Ray Exam Chest 2 Views | $806.40 | $2,688.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $485.40, median $485.40, highest $806.40 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $960.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.