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Rib X-ray, One Side

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$35.48$30.20 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$74.13 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $35 to $288Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $81
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $100professional $35

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
$34.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th 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.