Rib X-ray cost in Chattanooga, TN
In Chattanooga, TN-GA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body): from $153.12 to $1,190.14, with a median of $767.66. The lowest listed price is at Erlanger Health — $614.54 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $141.08 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Jan 25, 2026 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health one side lowest Chattanooga, TN · (423) 778-7000 HC Ribs,Unilat 2 Vws | $153.12 | $290.00 | $60.64–$246.50 | 47% | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia one side Ringgold, GA · (770) 874-5400 HC RIBS UNILATERAL | $241.54 | $816.00 | $34.87–$660.96 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson one side Hixson, TN HC RIBS UNILATERAL | $241.54 | $816.00 | $24.26–$571.20 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System one side Chattanooga, TN · (423) 495-2525 HC RIBS UNILATERAL | $345.17 | $816.00 | $24.26–$571.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital one side Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $178.52–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center one side Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $180.90–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center one side Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $180.90–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital one side East Ridge, TN XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $180.90–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital one side East Ridge, TN XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $180.90–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital one side Jasper, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $180.90–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital one side Jasper, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $180.90–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital one side Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT | $1,190.14 | $1,190.14 | $178.52–$1,047.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $153.12, median $767.66, highest $1,190.14 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $241.54. 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 4 of 8 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.