Rib X-ray cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 20 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views: from $61.29 to $755.25, with a median of $208.80. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $147.51 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $236.59 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital one side lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 XR Ribs 3 Views Right+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $61.29 | $227.00 | $52.01–$454.00 | 73% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln one side Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $47.11–$396.72 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson one side Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $62.47–$396.72 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health one side Charlotte, NC HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $79.34–$417.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center one side Charlotte, NC HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $31.84–$384.19 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation one side Belmont, NC HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $89.81–$384.19 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City one side Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $41.76–$405.07 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville one side Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $41.76–$384.19 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation one side Charlotte, NC HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $89.81–$384.19 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast one side Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $51.24–$396.72 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center one side Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $31.84–$375.84 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union one side Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX RIBS 2 VW UNILAT File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $208.80 | $417.60 | $54.29–$396.72 | 50% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center one side Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $272.00 | $544.00 | — | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Rib Uni 2v+2 more lines at this price source file | $281.61 | $1,043.00 | $83.75–$1,037.53 | 73% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR RIBS 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $387.00 | $58.24–$367.65 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR RIBS 2 VIEWS RT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $387.00 | $58.24–$367.65 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR RIBS 2 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $387.00 | $58.24–$367.65 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center one side Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $671.50 | $1,343.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center one side Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 RIBS UNILAT 2VW File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $755.25 | $1,007.00 | $1.00–$765.32 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center one side Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 RIBS UNILAT 2VW File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $755.25 | $1,007.00 | $1.00–$765.32 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $61.29, median $208.80, highest $755.25 — a 12.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $208.80. 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 15 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.