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Rib X-ray, One Side

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 8 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$41.69$33.11 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$64.57 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $42 to $240Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $25 to $126
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $135professional $42

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
$41.69
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$138.04

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 21st 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.