How much does chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Texas?
CPT 71045 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
71045 Chest X-ray, 1 view
Ask to pay
$176
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$383
Medicare $88
Ask $176
$17 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $2,216
What Medicare paysⓘ
$88
Typical price near you
$383
Cash / self-pay price
$383
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center of El Paso lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $17cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $68cash | 0.8× | — |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $78negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $86cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $86cash | 1.0× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $168cash | 1.9× | — |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $178cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $180cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $220cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $220cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $220cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $230cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $251cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $272cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $291cash | 3.3× | — |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $298cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $301cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $301cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $324cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $324cash | 3.7× | — |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $324cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $327cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $327cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $337cash | 3.8× | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $348cash | 4.0× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $350cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $383cash | 4.4× | — |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $437cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $437cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $460cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $461cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $655cash | 7.4× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $657cash | 7.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $753cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $833cash | 9.5× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $881cash | 10.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $902cash | 10.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $902cash | 10.2× | — |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $910cash | 10.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $944cash | 10.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $944cash | 10.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $1,005cash | 11.4× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,013cash | 11.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,133cash | 12.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,133cash | 12.9× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,133cash | 12.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,133cash | 12.9× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,155cash | 13.1× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,155cash | 13.1× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,155cash | 13.1× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,214cash | 13.8× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,253cash | 14.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $1,568cash | 17.8× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,717cash | 19.5× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $1,849cash | 21.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville gross charge | Hospital | $1,918cash | 21.8× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $2,108cash | 23.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $2,216cash | 25.2× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 71045 (Chest X-ray, 1 view), Medicare's benchmark rate is $88.05. A fair self-pay target for this line is $176.10. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 71045 is $383.10, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $318.25–$944.50. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 71045 cost in Texas?
For chest X-ray, 1 view (CPT 71045) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $383, with hospitals ranging from $318 to $944 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $88, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does chest X-ray, 1 view cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for chest X-ray, 1 view (CPT 71045) in Texas is around $383, with hospital prices ranging from $318 to $944 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 71045?
Medicare pays about $88 for chest X-ray, 1 view (CPT 71045). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of chest X-ray, 1 view?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.