Chest X-ray cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 14 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $56.25 to $475.20, with a median of $292.53. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln and 1 other hospital — $236.28 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $208.00 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 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 Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $56.25 | $75.00 | $37.50–$67.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $56.25 | $75.00 | $37.50–$67.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $56.25 | $75.00 | $37.50–$67.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $56.25 | $75.00 | $37.50–$67.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities lowest Washington, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $56.25 | $75.00 | $37.50–$63.75 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views | $56.25 | $75.00 | $37.50–$67.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 CH-CHEST 2V CR | $89.93 | $149.88 | $149.88 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Chest 2 Views | $176.15 | $271.00 | $17.62–$271.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Chest 2 Views | $260.00 | $400.00 | $172.00–$201.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Xr Chest 2 Views | $282.10 | $434.00 | $176.00–$201.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Xr Chest 2 Views | $286.65 | $441.00 | $201.00–$310.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF CHEST; 2 VIEWS | $298.40 | $298.40 | $27.93–$176.10 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Xr Chest 2 Views | $301.60 | $464.00 | $35.43–$117.09 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 XR Chest 2 Views | $310.64 | $388.30 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $388.80 | $540.00 | $51.11–$540.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $396.00 | $550.00 | $23.49–$550.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $472.32 | $656.00 | $23.49–$656.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $475.20 | $660.00 | $23.49–$660.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.25, median $292.53, highest $475.20 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $293.48. 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 9 of 13 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.