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Rib X-ray, One Side

Utah 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$39.81$30.90 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$170 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $91 to $389Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $19 to $158
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $257professional $40

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
$91.20
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$40.74

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.