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Rib X-ray, One Side

Virginia 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 8 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$30.90 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$35.48 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $22 to $339Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $24 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $60professional $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
$38.02
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$114.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$85.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$181.97
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$39.81

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.