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Rib X-ray, One Side

New Mexico 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$36.31$27.54 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$46.77 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $37 to $427Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $158
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $62professional $36

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
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$117.49

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 42nd of 51

$38.90

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.