Rib X-ray cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 27 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views: from $149.76 to $1,389.00, with a median of $385.50. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Hays and 1 other hospital — $235.74 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $356.22 at 281 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 12 cities for code 71100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$149.76Ascension Seton Hays + 1 more
Median$385.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,389.00in this market
Difference9.3×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
median
Lowest $149.76Highest $1,389.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Hays one side lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 XR RIBS UNI LT PEDI+3 more lines at this price source file | $149.76 | $416.00 | $22.69–$323.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville one side lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 XR RIBS UNI LT PEDI+3 more lines at this price source file | $149.76 | $416.00 | $22.69–$323.23 | 64% |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center one side Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 RIBS RT UNI-LAT+1 more line at this price source file | $179.13 | $504.99 | $27.63–$353.49 | 65% |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis one side Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 XR RIBS UNI RT 2V+7 more lines at this price source file | $198.54 | $551.50 | $22.69–$323.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville one side Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 XR RIBS UNI LT 2V+3 more lines at this price source file | $225.09 | $625.25 | $22.69–$323.23 | 64% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin one side Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC RIBS, UNILATERAL, 2 VIEWS File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $276.71 | $413.00 | $36.75–$392.35 | 33% |
| Ascension Cedar Park one side Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CH-RIBS UNILAT CR+1 more line at this price source file | $278.59 | $773.85 | $22.69–$348.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX XR RIBS UNI RT PEDI+3 more lines at this price source file | $291.20 | $416.00 | $22.69–$323.23 | 30% |
| Ascension Cedar Park one side Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CH-RIBS UNILAT DR+1 more line at this price source file | $313.72 | $871.45 | $22.69–$392.15 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville one side Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 XR RIBS UNI RT+3 more lines at this price source file | $356.22 | $989.50 | $22.69–$445.27 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest one side Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 XR RIBS UNI RT+3 more lines at this price source file | $356.22 | $989.50 | $22.69–$445.27 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin one side Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 XR RIBS UNI LT+3 more lines at this price source file | $356.22 | $989.50 | $22.69–$445.27 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays one side Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 XR RIBS UNI RT+3 more lines at this price source file | $356.22 | $989.50 | $22.69–$445.27 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx one side Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 XR RIBS UNI RT+3 more lines at this price source file | $356.22 | $989.50 | $22.69–$445.27 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest one side Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 XR RIBS UNI LT+3 more lines at this price source file | $356.22 | $989.50 | $22.69–$445.27 | 64% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway one side Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DX RIBS 2V RT+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $385.50 | $642.50 | $36.75–$578.25 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor one side Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC RIBS X-RAY,UNILATERAL,2 VIEWS+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $385.50 | $642.50 | $116.73–$514.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin one side Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC RIBS X-RAY,UNILATERAL,2 VIEWS+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $385.50 | $642.50 | $36.75–$481.88 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda one side Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC RIBS X-RAY,UNILATERAL,2 VIEWS+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $385.50 | $642.50 | $36.75–$481.88 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville one side Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC RIBS X-RAY,UNILATERAL,2 VIEWS+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $385.50 | $642.50 | $36.75–$578.25 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock one side Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC RIBS X-RAY,UNILATERAL,2 VIEWS+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $385.50 | $642.50 | $36.75–$578.25 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park one side Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC RIBS X-RAY,UNILATERAL,2 VIEWS+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $385.50 | $642.50 | $91.79–$417.62 | 40% |
| Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX XR RIBS UNI LT 2V+3 more lines at this price source file | $437.68 | $625.25 | $22.69–$323.23 | 30% |
| Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle one side Kyle, TX RAD Ribs Unilat 2 Vws Lt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $453.75 | $453.75 | $37.09–$408.38 | — |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock one side Round Rock, TX RAD Ribs Unilat 2 Vws Rt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $453.75 | $453.75 | $37.09–$408.38 | — |
| Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX XR RIBS UNI LT+3 more lines at this price source file | $692.65 | $989.50 | $22.69–$445.27 | 30% |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center one side Bastrop, TX · (512) 448-7107 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,156.00 | $1,156.00 | $728.28–$779.14 | — |
| St. David's Medical Center one side Austin, TX · (512) 476-7111 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $837.78 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital one side Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $837.78 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin one side Austin, TX XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $62.15–$1,056.55 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock one side Round Rock, TX XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $62.15–$1,056.55 | — |
| St Davids Rehab one side Austin, TX XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | $837.78 | — |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center Pflugerville, TX · (512) 341-1000 XR RIBS UNI 2 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,389.00 | $1,389.00 | $936.19 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $149.76, median $385.50, highest $1,389.00 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $356.22. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 27 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A rib X-ray takes two pictures of the ribs on one side of the chest. It is used after a fall or blow to the chest when a rib fracture is suspected.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.