Scans and imaging CPT 71100 Outpatient

Rib X-ray cost in Fargo, ND

In Fargo, ND-MN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body): from $116.25 to $575.00, with a median of $424.80. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health Fargo — $308.55 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $170.00 at 23 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities 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 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$116.25Essentia Health Fargo

Median$424.80half of hospitals charge less

Highest$575.00in this market

Difference4.9×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 Fargo, ND-MN.

median

Lowest $116.25Highest $575.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Essentia Health Fargo one side lowest Fargo, ND · (701) 364-8000 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$116.25	$155.00	$41.54–$131.75	25%
Sanford Fargo Medical Center one side Fargo, ND · (701) 234-2000 RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file	$424.80	$531.00	$36.62–$477.90	20%
PAM Cubed Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo one side Fargo, ND RAD Ribs Unilat 2 Vws Lt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file	$575.00	$575.00	$27.26–$488.75	—

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

One side of the body : lowest $116.25, median $424.80, highest $575.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $424.80. 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 2 of 3 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.