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How Much Does X-ray of chest, 1 view Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 71045 — X-ray of chest, 1 view

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Average Medicare Payment

$7.04

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$90.8M

Services (2023)

13.0M

Price Change (2018–2023)

-4.9%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2018$7.40$118.2M16.4M—
2019$7.57$117.1M15.9M+2.3%
2020$7.60$115.5M15.5M+0.4%
2021$7.36$108.0M15.0M-3.2%
2022$7.18$99.1M14.0M-2.4%
2023$7.04$90.8M13.0M-1.9%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $8.54 vs AA at $6.02.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$8.54$193.3K22.6K59
NY$7.98$7.1M884.3K1.4K
MD$7.78$3.2M411.3K423
NJ$7.42$2.9M396.9K754
CA$7.32$9.6M1.3M2.9K
DC$7.32$305.8K41.8K75
VI$7.30$1.2K1593
RI$7.13$290.2K40.7K107
MA$7.12$2.2M310.1K620
CT$7.09$1.1M150.8K345
IL$7.02$4.0M563.6K1.0K
FL$7.01$6.9M979.8K1.5K
PA$7.00$3.6M520.7K1.2K
AZ$6.92$1.5M213.8K443
TX$6.91$7.1M1.0M1.9K
NV$6.90$824.4K119.4K193
DE$6.90$302.8K43.9K74
VA$6.90$2.5M367.1K641
HI$6.88$315.3K45.9K145
OH$6.86$3.0M443.9K915
XX$6.83$3.3K4841
PR$6.81$68.2K10.0K90
KS$6.80$744.6K109.5K172
LA$6.78$1.5M216.3K381
MI$6.77$2.3M344.3K795
WA$6.77$1.6M234.0K534
CO$6.73$1.3M197.4K471
AP$6.71$10.3K1.5K5
GA$6.67$2.3M344.5K644
OK$6.66$1.4M215.0K253
MN$6.66$2.1M309.3K884
MO$6.65$2.1M316.7K563
TN$6.65$2.3M345.0K592
NC$6.64$2.6M393.4K860
UT$6.64$342.4K51.6K195
WY$6.63$91.4K13.8K44
OR$6.61$561.7K84.9K313
GU$6.61$14.9K2.3K9
MS$6.60$1.1M168.6K199
MT$6.60$202.1K30.6K82
AL$6.54$1.4M216.6K371
NH$6.54$357.3K54.6K143
SC$6.52$1.4M209.5K361
IA$6.51$512.9K78.8K202
IN$6.50$1.5M234.6K480
ND$6.49$153.7K23.7K68
VT$6.49$111.7K17.2K52
ID$6.48$307.7K47.5K137
KY$6.47$1.1M164.6K289
NE$6.46$570.0K88.2K159
NM$6.45$350.5K54.3K149

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Symphony Diagnostic Services No 1 LlcPortable X-Ray SupplierMD$1.3M148.7K$9.04
Integrated Health Administrative Services Inc.Portable X-Ray SupplierNY$324.8K29.9K$10.87
Precision Health IncPortable X-Ray SupplierNY$301.2K18.8K$15.99
Preventive Diagnostics IncPortable X-Ray SupplierOH$258.5K24.8K$10.41
Mobile Images Acquisition, LlcPortable X-Ray SupplierTN$253.1K28.4K$8.90
Berger And Burrow Enterprises Inc.Portable X-Ray SupplierVA$212.5K18.8K$11.29
Portable Medical Diagnostics IncPortable X-Ray SupplierFL$144.7K14.7K$9.86
Noa Diagnostics Of Ny LlcPortable X-Ray SupplierNY$131.3K12.9K$10.14
A1 Mobile X-Ray LlcPortable X-Ray SupplierNY$129.4K11.3K$11.47
Stat Portable X-Ray,inc.Portable X-Ray SupplierNY$129.4K12.6K$10.25
Pdi Health LlcPortable X-Ray SupplierNJ$127.3K12.5K$10.18
Steven WeckDiagnostic RadiologyNY$126.7K16.5K$7.69
First Choice Mobile Radiology Service LlcPortable X-Ray SupplierCA$107.2K10.6K$10.15
Kok Chye TanDiagnostic RadiologyCA$98.1K14.2K$6.89
Core Analytics Radiology, Inc.Portable X-Ray SupplierCA$95.2K8.1K$11.68
Victor ScarmatoDiagnostic RadiologyNY$87.1K11.2K$7.77
La Imaging Services LlcPortable X-Ray SupplierLA$84.3K10.0K$8.44
Joseph FerrucciDiagnostic RadiologyMA$80.4K11.5K$7.01
Dav-Kim Portable X Ray Service CoPortable X-Ray SupplierIL$79.4K8.3K$9.58
X-Ray On Wheels, Inc.Portable X-Ray SupplierTX$79.2K4.3K$18.58

🤔 Is X-ray of chest, 1 view Overpriced?

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.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.