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Rib X-ray, One Side

Louisiana 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 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 6 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$33.11 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$40.74 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $37 to $282Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $24 to $63
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $89professional $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
$36.31
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$40.74

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.