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Rib X-ray, One Side

Rhode Island 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 4 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$32.36$29.51 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$107 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $93 to $269Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $110
$20$50$100$200facility $186professional $32

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
$93.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$35.48

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.