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Rib X-ray, One Side

Colorado rates for HCPCS 71100

An X-ray captures images of the ribs on one side of the chest to check for fractures or other bone abnormalities. It's often ordered after trauma to the chest, such as a fall or direct blow, when a rib fracture is suspected. The images focus on the bony ribs rather than the lungs or chest organs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rib X-ray, One Side cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$32.36 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$46.77 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $38 to $389Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $25 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $95professional $39

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$87.10

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 29th of 51

$41.69

WI $85.11FL $33.11

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.