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Rib X-ray, One Side

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $67.61 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$31.62 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$57.54 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $48 to $363Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $19 to $129
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $68professional $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
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$138.04

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 35th 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.