Rib X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 7 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views: from $65.01 to $1,104.03, with a median of $233.00. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $167.99 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $201.75 at 111 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 71100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 X-RAY EXAM RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file | $65.01 | — | $36.58–$271.58 | — |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute one side Buffalo, NY Ribs Unilat 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $219.78 | $219.78 | — | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb X-Ray Ribs 2 Vw Unilat+2 more lines at this price source file | $233.00 | $233.00 | $7.07–$233.00 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Ribs 2 Vw Unilat - Xr Ribs 2 Views Right+2 more lines at this price source file | $233.00 | $233.00 | $7.07–$233.00 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Ribs 2 Vw Unilat - Xr Ribs 2 Views Left+2 more lines at this price source file | $233.00 | $233.00 | $7.07–$233.00 | — |
| Kaleida Health one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Ribs Uni 2V Lt+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $295.00 | $295.00 | — | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 X-RAY EXAM RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $1,104.03 | $1,298.87 | $9.09–$1,468.74 | 15% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital one side Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 RIBS LEFT 2 XRAY File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $1,104.03 | $1,298.87 | $9.09–$1,468.74 | 15% |
Outpatient: lowest $65.01, median $233.00, highest $1,104.03 — a 17.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $233.00. 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 2 of 5 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.