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Rib X-ray, One Side

Washington, DC 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 5 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$35.48$28.84 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$79.43 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $35 to $186Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $95
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $89professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$36.31

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.