Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Outpatient

Chest X-ray cost in Perryville, MO

In Perryville, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $69.55 to $295.50, with a median of $182.53. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Perry — $112.98 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $208.00 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$69.55Mercy Perry
Median$182.53half pay less
Highest$295.50in this market
Difference4.2×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 Perryville, MO.

median
Lowest $69.55Highest $295.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Perry lowest Perryville, MO Xr Chest 2 View Pf $69.55 $107.00 $105.08–$115.59 35% —
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Mercy Perry Perryville, MO Xr Chest 2 Views $200.85 $309.00 $105.08–$115.59 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views $295.50 $394.00 $216.70–$334.90 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views $295.50 $394.00 $216.70–$334.90 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views $295.50 $394.00 $216.70–$334.90 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville, MO Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views $295.50 $394.00 $216.70–$334.90 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $69.55, median $182.53, highest $295.50 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $295.50. 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 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 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.