Chest X-ray cost in Shelby, MT
In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $241.15 to $241.15, with a median of $241.15. Across Montana, the median is $191.44 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Shelby, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 XR Exam | $241.15 | $371.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 OR Exam | $241.15 | $371.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 XR Chest PA and Lateral | $241.15 | $371.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $241.15, median $241.15, highest $241.15.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $241.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71046 ($249.06). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTOR Chest Two View - Report | $16.25 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTXR Chest Inspiration and Expiration - Report | $16.25 | file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTXR Chest PA and Lateral - Report | $16.25 | file |