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Rib X-ray, Both Sides

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 71110

An X-ray series of the rib cage on both the left and right sides, using multiple images taken from different angles to get a full picture of the ribs. It is typically ordered to look for fractures, deformities, or other abnormalities affecting the ribs after trauma or when there is unexplained chest-wall pain.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rib X-ray, Both Sides cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $79.43.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $33 to $204
$50$100$200professional $45

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$44.67

AK $107FL $37.15

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.