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Rib X-ray, One Side

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$37.15$27.54 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$69.18 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $44 to $457Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $15 to $110
$5$20$100$500facility $263professional $37

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
$43.65
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$89.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 16th 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.