Rib X-ray cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body): from $36.50 to $270.40, with a median of $205.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson and 1 other hospital — $168.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $198.25 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 71100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Apr 22, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson one side lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 CHG RADEX RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.50 | $73.00 | $33.22–$58.59 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia one side lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 CHG RADEX RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.50 | $73.00 | $23.43–$58.59 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia one side Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB X-Ray Exam of Ribs 2 Views Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $39.50 | $158.00 | $109.75–$355.59 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson one side Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB X-Ray Exam of Ribs 2 Views Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $85.50 | $342.00 | $41.54–$277.02 | 75% |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital one side Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $164.00 | $164.00 | $36.66–$261.00 | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys one side Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Xr Ribs 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $174.20 | $268.00 | $48.61–$268.00 | 35% |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital one side Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Xray Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $205.00 | $205.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital one side Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Xray Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $205.00 | $205.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital one side Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Ribs Unilateral 2 Views+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital one side East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Xray Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.00 | $236.00 | — | — |
| Sheridan Community Hospital one side Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 RIB XRAY UNILATERAL LT,Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $270.40 | $338.00 | $26.23–$298.45 | 20% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital one side Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 LT RIB XRAY UNILATERAL 2V,Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $289.60 | $362.00 | $26.23–$319.65 | 20% |
One side of the body : lowest $36.50, median $205.00, highest $270.40 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $205.00. 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 5 of 5 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.