Chest X-ray cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient
In Tulsa, OK, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $118.40 to $328.32, with a median of $118.40. The lowest listed price is at St. John Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across Oklahoma, the median is $141.00 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 CHEST XRAY 2 VIEWS 71046 | $118.40 | $320.00 | $23.34–$34.44 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 CHEST XRAY 2 VIEWS 71046 | $118.40 | $320.00 | $23.34–$34.44 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 CHEST XRAY 2 VIEWS 71046 | $118.40 | $320.00 | $22.96–$34.44 | 63% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Radiologic Examination, Chest - 2 Views | $328.32 | $820.80 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Radiologic Examination, Chest - 2 Views | $328.32 | $820.80 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $118.40, median $118.40, highest $328.32 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $118.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.