Scans and imaging CPT 71100 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rib X-ray cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $142.00 to $323.05, with a median of $323.05. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $181.05 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $311.53 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 71100, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$142.00MUSC Medical Center

Median$323.05half of hospitals charge less

Highest$323.05in this market

Difference2.3×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median

Lowest $142.00Highest $323.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
MUSC Medical Center one side lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$142.00	$284.00	—	50%
Roper Hospital one side Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$323.05	$497.00	—	35%
Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley one side Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$323.05	$497.00	—	35%
Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital one side Mount Pleasant, SC · (843) 724-2954 HC Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$323.05	$497.00	—	35%
Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital one side Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$323.05	$497.00	—	35%

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.

One side of the body : lowest $142.00, median $323.05, highest $323.05 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $323.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.