Cost analysis for CPT 71045 — X-ray of chest, 1 view
Average Medicare Payment
$7.04
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$90.8M
Services (2023)
13.0M
Price Change (2018–2023)
-4.9%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $7.40 | $118.2M | 16.4M | — |
| 2019 | $7.57 | $117.1M | 15.9M | +2.3% |
| 2020 | $7.60 | $115.5M | 15.5M | +0.4% |
| 2021 | $7.36 | $108.0M | 15.0M | -3.2% |
| 2022 | $7.18 | $99.1M | 14.0M | -2.4% |
| 2023 | $7.04 | $90.8M | 13.0M | -1.9% |
The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $8.54 vs AA at $6.02.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $8.54 | $193.3K | 22.6K | 59 |
| NY | $7.98 | $7.1M | 884.3K | 1.4K |
| MD | $7.78 | $3.2M | 411.3K | 423 |
| NJ | $7.42 | $2.9M | 396.9K | 754 |
| CA | $7.32 | $9.6M | 1.3M | 2.9K |
| DC | $7.32 | $305.8K | 41.8K | 75 |
| VI | $7.30 | $1.2K | 159 | 3 |
| RI | $7.13 | $290.2K | 40.7K | 107 |
| MA | $7.12 | $2.2M | 310.1K | 620 |
| CT | $7.09 | $1.1M | 150.8K | 345 |
| IL | $7.02 | $4.0M | 563.6K | 1.0K |
| FL | $7.01 | $6.9M | 979.8K | 1.5K |
| PA | $7.00 | $3.6M | 520.7K | 1.2K |
| AZ | $6.92 | $1.5M | 213.8K | 443 |
| TX | $6.91 | $7.1M | 1.0M | 1.9K |
| NV | $6.90 | $824.4K | 119.4K | 193 |
| DE | $6.90 | $302.8K | 43.9K | 74 |
| VA | $6.90 | $2.5M | 367.1K | 641 |
| HI | $6.88 | $315.3K | 45.9K | 145 |
| OH | $6.86 | $3.0M | 443.9K | 915 |
| XX | $6.83 | $3.3K | 484 | 1 |
| PR | $6.81 | $68.2K | 10.0K | 90 |
| KS | $6.80 | $744.6K | 109.5K | 172 |
| LA | $6.78 | $1.5M | 216.3K | 381 |
| MI | $6.77 | $2.3M | 344.3K | 795 |
| WA | $6.77 | $1.6M | 234.0K | 534 |
| CO | $6.73 | $1.3M | 197.4K | 471 |
| AP | $6.71 | $10.3K | 1.5K | 5 |
| GA | $6.67 | $2.3M | 344.5K | 644 |
| OK | $6.66 | $1.4M | 215.0K | 253 |
| MN | $6.66 | $2.1M | 309.3K | 884 |
| MO | $6.65 | $2.1M | 316.7K | 563 |
| TN | $6.65 | $2.3M | 345.0K | 592 |
| NC | $6.64 | $2.6M | 393.4K | 860 |
| UT | $6.64 | $342.4K | 51.6K | 195 |
| WY | $6.63 | $91.4K | 13.8K | 44 |
| OR | $6.61 | $561.7K | 84.9K | 313 |
| GU | $6.61 | $14.9K | 2.3K | 9 |
| MS | $6.60 | $1.1M | 168.6K | 199 |
| MT | $6.60 | $202.1K | 30.6K | 82 |
| AL | $6.54 | $1.4M | 216.6K | 371 |
| NH | $6.54 | $357.3K | 54.6K | 143 |
| SC | $6.52 | $1.4M | 209.5K | 361 |
| IA | $6.51 | $512.9K | 78.8K | 202 |
| IN | $6.50 | $1.5M | 234.6K | 480 |
| ND | $6.49 | $153.7K | 23.7K | 68 |
| VT | $6.49 | $111.7K | 17.2K | 52 |
| ID | $6.48 | $307.7K | 47.5K | 137 |
| KY | $6.47 | $1.1M | 164.6K | 289 |
| NE | $6.46 | $570.0K | 88.2K | 159 |
| NM | $6.45 | $350.5K | 54.3K | 149 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony Diagnostic Services No 1 Llc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | MD | $1.3M | 148.7K | $9.04 |
| Integrated Health Administrative Services Inc. | Portable X-Ray Supplier | NY | $324.8K | 29.9K | $10.87 |
| Precision Health Inc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | NY | $301.2K | 18.8K | $15.99 |
| Preventive Diagnostics Inc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | OH | $258.5K | 24.8K | $10.41 |
| Mobile Images Acquisition, Llc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | TN | $253.1K | 28.4K | $8.90 |
| Berger And Burrow Enterprises Inc. | Portable X-Ray Supplier | VA | $212.5K | 18.8K | $11.29 |
| Portable Medical Diagnostics Inc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | FL | $144.7K | 14.7K | $9.86 |
| Noa Diagnostics Of Ny Llc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | NY | $131.3K | 12.9K | $10.14 |
| A1 Mobile X-Ray Llc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | NY | $129.4K | 11.3K | $11.47 |
| Stat Portable X-Ray,inc. | Portable X-Ray Supplier | NY | $129.4K | 12.6K | $10.25 |
| Pdi Health Llc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | NJ | $127.3K | 12.5K | $10.18 |
| Steven Weck | Diagnostic Radiology | NY | $126.7K | 16.5K | $7.69 |
| First Choice Mobile Radiology Service Llc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | CA | $107.2K | 10.6K | $10.15 |
| Kok Chye Tan | Diagnostic Radiology | CA | $98.1K | 14.2K | $6.89 |
| Core Analytics Radiology, Inc. | Portable X-Ray Supplier | CA | $95.2K | 8.1K | $11.68 |
| Victor Scarmato | Diagnostic Radiology | NY | $87.1K | 11.2K | $7.77 |
| La Imaging Services Llc | Portable X-Ray Supplier | LA | $84.3K | 10.0K | $8.44 |
| Joseph Ferrucci | Diagnostic Radiology | MA | $80.4K | 11.5K | $7.01 |
| Dav-Kim Portable X Ray Service Co | Portable X-Ray Supplier | IL | $79.4K | 8.3K | $9.58 |
| X-Ray On Wheels, Inc. | Portable X-Ray Supplier | TX | $79.2K | 4.3K | $18.58 |
Based on the data, CPT 71045 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 4.9% since 2018. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.