Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest X-ray cost in Victoria, TX — inpatient

In Victoria, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $245.50 to $473.70, with a median of $359.60. The lowest listed price is at Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria — $114.10 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $412.77 at 237 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 71046, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026.

Lowest$245.50Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria
Median$359.60half pay less
Highest$473.70in this market
Difference1.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Victoria, TX.

median
Lowest $245.50Highest $473.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria lowest Victoria, TX · (361) 573-9181 Chest 2 Views $245.50 $491.00 $181.67–$491.00 50% Jul 27, 2026
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Victoria of Texas Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 CH-CHEST 2V DR $473.70 $1,579.00 $142.11–$1,263.20 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Victoria of Texas Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 CH-CHEST 2V DR $473.70 $1,579.00 $142.11–$1,263.20 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $245.50, median $359.60, highest $473.70 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $288.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.