Code Reality Check
71046 reimbursement rate: Chest X-ray, 2 views
Chest X-ray, 2 views (CPT 71046) pays a median $49.03 in Wisconsin and $20.12 in Oklahoma, against a Medicare anchor of $32.99. 51 of 51 states clear the publication floor.
spread 2.4x top to bottom
Medicare anchor $32.99
51/51 states published
The 50-state spread
as of 2026-07-15| State | Median | vs Medicare | Band | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $49.03 | 1.49x | $31–$142 · P90 $249 | 142,537 | Benchmark |
| Idaho | $45.28 | 1.37x | $22–$57 · P90 $68 | 10,520 | Benchmark |
| California | $40.27 | 1.22x | $20–$62 · P90 $111 | 449,991 | Benchmark |
| Maine | $36.97 | 1.12x | $19–$54 · P90 $79 | 44,538 | Benchmark |
| Colorado | $35.63 | 1.08x | $20–$49 · P90 $87 | 47,330 | Benchmark |
| New York | $33.58 | 1.02x | $21–$51 · P90 $93 | 868,976 | Benchmark |
| Connecticut | $33.48 | 1.01x | $22–$49 · P90 $79 | 39,218 | Benchmark |
| Montana | $32.72 | 0.99x | $17–$49 · P90 $87 | 3,129 | Benchmark |
| Oregon | $32.68 | 0.99x | $22–$57 · P90 $80 | 23,860 | Benchmark |
| District of Columbia | $32.32 | 0.98x | $23–$62 · P90 $82 | 10,063 | Benchmark |
| Virginia | $32.11 | 0.97x | $19–$50 · P90 $60 | 111,556 | Benchmark |
| Mississippi | $31.52 | 0.96x | $18–$50 · P90 $56 | 14,401 | Benchmark |
| New Hampshire | $31.38 | 0.95x | $20–$62 · P90 $87 | 25,504 | Benchmark |
| Washington | $31.32 | 0.95x | $20–$49 · P90 $77 | 43,504 | Benchmark |
| Missouri | $30.89 | 0.94x | $18–$47 · P90 $75 | 202,110 | Benchmark |
| Minnesota | $30.50 | 0.92x | $19–$48 · P90 $109 | 61,272 | Benchmark |
| Georgia | $30.21 | 0.92x | $19–$51 · P90 $87 | 285,968 | Benchmark |
| Hawaii | $29.81 | 0.90x | $19–$48 · P90 $75 | 2,836 | Benchmark |
| Rhode Island | $29.33 | 0.89x | $13–$40 · P90 $44 | 19,616 | Benchmark |
| Iowa | $29.29 | 0.89x | $19–$41 · P90 $76 | 15,249 | Benchmark |
| Alaska | $29.05 | 0.88x | $18–$43 · P90 $72 | 1,349 | Benchmark |
| Ohio | $29.03 | 0.88x | $18–$44 · P90 $82 | 313,392 | Benchmark |
| Illinois | $28.90 | 0.88x | $18–$45 · P90 $64 | 104,207 | Benchmark |
| Maryland | $28.87 | 0.88x | $20–$41 · P90 $67 | 45,732 | Benchmark |
| North Dakota | $28.82 | 0.87x | $14–$50 · P90 $103 | 4,471 | Benchmark |
| Alabama | $28.78 | 0.87x | $16–$43 · P90 $51 | 24,639 | Benchmark |
| Indiana | $28.51 | 0.86x | $19–$44 · P90 $56 | 223,106 | Benchmark |
| Vermont | $28.19 | 0.85x | $17–$43 · P90 $62 | 4,044 | Benchmark |
| Nebraska | $27.88 | 0.85x | $18–$59 · P90 $71 | 14,226 | Benchmark |
| Wyoming | $27.84 | 0.84x | $18–$43 · P90 $70 | 2,402 | Benchmark |
| Pennsylvania | $27.40 | 0.83x | $18–$43 · P90 $68 | 94,367 | Benchmark |
| New Mexico | $27.08 | 0.82x | $17–$40 · P90 $61 | 8,748 | Benchmark |
| Tennessee | $27.02 | 0.82x | $18–$41 · P90 $66 | 49,916 | Benchmark |
| Michigan | $26.96 | 0.82x | $16–$38 · P90 $52 | 66,785 | Benchmark |
| Delaware | $26.96 | 0.82x | $17–$36 · P90 $63 | 5,335 | Benchmark |
| South Dakota | $26.87 | 0.81x | $11–$56 · P90 $103 | 4,671 | Benchmark |
| Massachusetts | $26.04 | 0.79x | $16–$53 · P90 $100 | 75,156 | Benchmark |
| Kansas | $25.93 | 0.79x | $14–$38 · P90 $47 | 17,041 | Benchmark |
| Nevada | $25.68 | 0.78x | $15–$37 · P90 $57 | 13,899 | Benchmark |
| North Carolina | $25.30 | 0.77x | $22–$38 · P90 $48 | 250,555 | Benchmark |
| New Jersey | $25.28 | 0.77x | $17–$43 · P90 $65 | 95,350 | Benchmark |
| South Carolina | $24.95 | 0.76x | $19–$36 · P90 $61 | 39,005 | Benchmark |
| Kentucky | $24.33 | 0.74x | $16–$35 · P90 $43 | 76,790 | Benchmark |
| Louisiana | $24.32 | 0.74x | $16–$38 · P90 $53 | 21,445 | Benchmark |
| Arizona | $24.02 | 0.73x | $14–$35 · P90 $57 | 34,336 | Benchmark |
| West Virginia | $22.90 | 0.69x | $18–$42 · P90 $68 | 16,067 | Benchmark |
| Utah | $22.46 | 0.68x | $19–$33 · P90 $58 | 18,069 | Benchmark |
| Arkansas | $22.25 | 0.67x | $14–$36 · P90 $48 | 16,475 | Benchmark |
| Texas | $21.55 | 0.65x | $14–$32 · P90 $51 | 170,910 | Benchmark |
| Florida | $21.40 | 0.65x | $14–$34 · P90 $57 | 120,407 | Benchmark |
| Oklahoma | $20.12 | 0.61x | $13–$28 · P90 $45 | 15,258 | Benchmark |
Payer-blind local peer percentiles per state, full verified distribution. Publication floor: 11 verified rate points and a non-degenerate spread; the P25–P75 band unlocks at 25 points, P90 at 100 (a smaller cell's P90 is one contract, not a statistic).
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
One code is a data point. Your contract is the story.
The spread above is payer-blind. Where your own contracts sit inside it, payer by payer and code by code, is what the Mirror shows for any NPI, free, in seconds.
Cite this page
Source: Reddenda Code Reality Check, CPT 71046. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/code/71046/
Derivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identity4,370,331 verified rate points across 51 statesas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0