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Rib X-ray, One Side

Massachusetts 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 9 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$40.74$30.90 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$43.65 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $29 to $302Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $123
$10$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $41

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
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$79.43
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$363.08
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$234.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$85.11
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$295.12
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$58.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$363.08
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$234.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$85.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$93.33

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th of 51

$43.65

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.