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Rib X-ray, One Side

West 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 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 5 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$28.18$21.88 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$162 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $47 to $389Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $22 to $42
$20$50$100$200$500facility $257professional $28

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
$46.77
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$123.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$446.68
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 14th of 51

$47.86

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.