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Rib X-ray, One Side

Iowa 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 8 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$43.65$32.36 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$79.43 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $45 to $302Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $23 to $170
$10$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $44

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
$44.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$46.77

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.