# CPT 71046: X-ray, chest, two views

Medicare CPT 71046 pays $33.07 in a non-facility setting and $33.07 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $29.16 in Arkansas to $38.04 in District of Columbia, a 30% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71046-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, General Acute Care Hospital, Hematology & Oncology, Pulmonary Disease, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $33.07 |
| National facility | $33.07 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $38.04 | $38.04 |
| Alaska | $37.92 | $37.92 |
| California | $37.66 | $37.66 |
| Washington | $36.70 | $36.70 |
| New Jersey | $36.69 | $36.69 |
| New York | $36.57 | $36.57 |
| Massachusetts | $36.30 | $36.30 |
| Hawaii | $36.26 | $36.26 |
| Connecticut | $35.30 | $35.30 |
| Colorado | $34.63 | $34.63 |
| Oregon | $34.30 | $34.30 |
| Maryland | $34.29 | $34.29 |
| New Hampshire | $34.02 | $34.02 |
| Rhode Island | $33.97 | $33.97 |
| Florida | $33.79 | $33.79 |
| Puerto Rico | $33.34 | $33.34 |
| Virgin Islands | $33.34 | $33.34 |
| Minnesota | $33.33 | $33.33 |
| Montana | $33.07 | $33.07 |
| Nevada | $32.98 | $32.98 |
| Wyoming | $32.89 | $32.89 |
| Illinois | $32.84 | $32.84 |
| Delaware | $32.73 | $32.73 |
| North Dakota | $32.67 | $32.67 |
| Texas | $32.67 | $32.67 |
| Pennsylvania | $32.66 | $32.66 |
| South Dakota | $32.62 | $32.62 |
| Vermont | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Virginia | $32.44 | $32.44 |
| Arizona | $32.18 | $32.18 |
| Georgia | $32.04 | $32.04 |
| Michigan | $31.79 | $31.79 |
| Maine | $31.69 | $31.69 |
| Wisconsin | $31.54 | $31.54 |
| Utah | $31.48 | $31.48 |
| North Carolina | $31.12 | $31.12 |
| New Mexico | $31.09 | $31.09 |
| South Carolina | $31.04 | $31.04 |
| Missouri | $30.97 | $30.97 |
| Louisiana | $30.89 | $30.89 |
| Indiana | $30.87 | $30.87 |
| Ohio | $30.86 | $30.86 |
| Nebraska | $30.70 | $30.70 |
| Idaho | $30.68 | $30.68 |
| Iowa | $30.51 | $30.51 |
| Tennessee | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Kansas | $30.30 | $30.30 |
| Oklahoma | $30.20 | $30.20 |
| Kentucky | $30.19 | $30.19 |
| West Virginia | $30.03 | $30.03 |
| Alabama | $29.60 | $29.60 |
| Mississippi | $29.36 | $29.36 |
| Arkansas | $29.16 | $29.16 |

## Related codes

- 70100: X-ray, mandible, partial, less than four views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70100-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70110: X-ray, mandible, complete, minimum four views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70110-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70140: X-ray, facial bones, less than three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70150: X-ray, facial bones, complete, minimum three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70150-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70160: X-ray, nasal bones, minimum three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70160-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70200: X-ray, orbits, complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70200-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70210: X-ray, sinuses, less than three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70210-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70220: X-ray, sinuses, complete, minimum three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70220-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 71046 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules