Rib X-ray cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views: from $40.00 to $371.79, with a median of $199.98. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $159.98 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $199.98 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 71100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital one side lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 RAD EXAM, RIBS,UNILAT; 2 VIEWS | $40.00 | $62.50 | $62.50–$463.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital one side lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 ORT-RAD EXAM,RIBS,UNILAT;2VIEW | $40.00 | $62.50 | $62.50–$463.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Range Regional Health Services one side Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC X-RAY RIBS 2 VW, UNILATERAL | $51.00 | $120.00 | $41.40–$908.42 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital one side Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Ribs Unilateral (No Pa Cxr) | $187.68 | $345.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia one side Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS | $190.28 | $303.00 | $69.69–$273.91 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth one side Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS | $199.98 | $303.00 | $100.29–$260.58 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center one side Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS | $199.98 | $303.00 | $100.29–$260.58 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital one side Duluth, MN XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS | $199.98 | $303.00 | $100.29–$260.58 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital one side Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR RIBS RT 2V,Right side of body | $212.85 | $322.50 | — | 34% | — source file |
| The Cook Hospital one side Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR RIBS LT 2V,Left Side of body | $212.85 | $322.50 | — | 34% | — source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines one side Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS | $214.31 | $290.00 | $111.33–$290.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior one side Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS | $214.31 | $290.00 | $92.80–$262.45 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake one side Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS | $214.31 | $290.00 | $115.42–$262.45 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital one side Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR ribs RT min 3V w CXR1V,Right side of body | $220.77 | $334.50 | — | 34% | — source file |
| The Cook Hospital one side Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR ribs LT min 3V w CXR1V,Left Side of body | $220.77 | $334.50 | — | 34% | — source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital one side Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 RAD EXAM, RIBS, UNILAT;2 VIEWS | $296.32 | $463.00 | $62.50–$463.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 X-ray of ribs on side of body, 2 views | $371.79 | $459.00 | $156.93–$459.00 | 19% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $40.00, median $199.98, highest $371.79 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $199.98. 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 10 of 10 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.