Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Montana Outpatient

Chest X-ray cost in Montana

In Montana, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $30.42 to $231.80, with a median of $206.80. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 7.6× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71046. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$30.42Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$206.80half pay less
Highest$231.80in Montana
Lowest saves$176.38vs the median

Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS $30.42 $30.42 —
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St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT RADIOLOGY - DIAGNOSTIC - CHEST X-RAY $148.93 $175.21 —
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Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT X-ray of chest, 2 views $183.98 $245.30 Jul 20, 2026
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Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS - XR CHEST 2 VIEWS $188.00 $235.00 Nov 19, 2024
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Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS - XR CHEST 2 VIEWS $225.60 $282.00 Nov 19, 2024
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St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC XR CHEST 2 VIEWS $230.40 $288.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC XR CHEST 2 VIEWS $231.20 $289.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT X-ray of chest, 2 views $231.80 $244.00 Jun 12, 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
Bozeman, MT 2 $188.00 $206.80
Anaconda, MT 1 $183.98 $183.98
Dillon, MT 1 $231.80 $231.80
Great Falls, MT 1 $30.42 $30.42
Helena, MT 1 $148.93 $148.93
Missoula, MT 1 $230.40 $230.40
Polson, MT 1 $231.20 $231.20

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.

Chest X-ray, 2 views in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.