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Rib X-ray, One Side

Kentucky 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$35.48$30.90 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$33.88 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $23 to $617Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $129
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $123professional $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
$33.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$37.15

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.