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Rib X-ray, One Side

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $120 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$32.36 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$95.50 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $33 to $234Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $24 to $126
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $120professional $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
$39.81
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$67.61
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 32nd 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.