Chest X-ray cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $61.10 to $264.47, with a median of $264.47. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $203.37 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $202.40 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 71046, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $61.10 | $94.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHEST 2 VIEWS | $216.45 | $333.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $264.47 | $499.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $264.47 | $499.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $61.10, median $264.47, highest $264.47 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $264.47 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.