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Chest X-ray (2 views) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System

1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date December 16, 2025source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 71046.

$154
Cash price
$154
Median commercial
$193
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $154 — 35% below the Washington, DC metro median of $237. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
CignaAll Products $81 negotiated rate
CignaCustomer Specific $85 negotiated rate
CignaIfp $123 negotiated rate
CarefirstHMO $125 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO Exchange $139 negotiated rate
UHCMamsi-Non Options $154 negotiated rate
AetnaPPO $160 negotiated rate
UHCOptions $171 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO-PPO-Par $174 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $199 negotiated rate
AetnaPOS-EPO-HMO $269 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemMedicare Advantage $89 negotiated rate
Cigna HealthspringMedicare Advantage $89 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Advantage $89 negotiated rate
UHCMedicare Advantage $89 negotiated rate
AetnaMedicare Advantage $90 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does chest x-ray (2 views) cost at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System without insurance?

Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $154 for Chest X-ray (2 views), against a gross charge of $193. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for chest x-ray (2 views) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System?

Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists 11 commercial plan rates for Chest X-ray (2 views), from $81 (Cigna) to $269 (Aetna), with a median of $154. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $237.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date December 16, 2025. These are price disclosures, not quotes.