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Rib X-ray, One Side

South 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 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 7 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$30.20 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$57.54 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $35 to $389Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $22 to $89
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $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
$38.02
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 19th of 51

$44.67

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.