Scans and imaging CPT 71045 New Mexico Outpatient

Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $230.40 to $259.14, with a median of $244.77. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The highest price is 1.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71045. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$230.40Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$244.77half pay less
Highest$259.14in New Mexico
Lowest saves$14.37vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM XR CHEST 1 VIEW $230.40 $288.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC XR CHEST 1 VIEW $259.14 $617.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hobbs, NM 1 $259.14 $259.14
Taos, NM 1 $230.40 $230.40

What it is

A single-view chest X-ray takes one picture of the chest, usually from the front, to show the lungs and heart. It is often done in the emergency room or at the bedside with a portable machine, for example to check a breathing tube or follow up pneumonia.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.

Chest X-ray, single view in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.