How much does chest x-ray (2 views) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 71046.
Median commercial rates on file run from $23 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $369 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center) — 16.1× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $392 | $291median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $23 | $23median of 187 plans | $23median of 150 plans | $23median of 148 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $438 | $369median of 14 plans | $107median of 4 plans | $120median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $443 | $358median of 10 plans | $106median of 3 plans | $120median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $284 | $300median of 10 plans | — | $204median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $154 | $154median of 11 plans | $89median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $247 | $291median of 11 plans | $91median of 6 plans | $83median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $181 | $183median of 4 plans | $103median of 2 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $698 | $176median of 2 plans | $107median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $395 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does chest x-ray (2 views) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Chest X-ray (2 views) in Washington, DC range from $23 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $698 at Sibley Memorial Hospital (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for chest x-ray (2 views)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($23, median of 187 plan rates) and MedStar Washington Hospital Center the highest ($369, median of 14 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.