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Rib X-ray, One Side

North Carolina 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$42.66$32.36 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$56.23 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $34 to $309Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $25 to $105
$20$50$100$200facility $191professional $43

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
$37.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$56.23

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.