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Chest X-ray, single view at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

📍 Boston, MA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 71045
Cash-pay price
$281
Brigham and Women's Hospital is around the national median (-4%) for chest x-ray, single view.
Chargemaster (gross): $374

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Brigham and Women's Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$261
UnitedHealthcare$160 – $306
Cigna$199 – $297

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 571 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 83% 69.6% +13pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 77% 68.6% +8pp
Nurses always communicated well 83% 75.6% +7pp
Doctors always communicated well 82% 76.6% +5pp
Given clear info about recovery 89% 84.4% +5pp
Room and bathroom always clean 68% 68.6% -1pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 48% 52.2% -4pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Brigham and Women's Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 71045, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of chest x-ray, single view prices, see the Chest X-ray, single view overview.