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Rib X-ray, One Side

Minnesota 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$66.07$38.90 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$107 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $50 to $347Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $31 to $132
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $66

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
$38.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$70.79

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.