Rib X-ray cost in Houghton, MI
In Houghton, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body): from $123.56 to $224.25, with a median of $173.91. The lowest listed price is at UP Health System - Portage — $50.35 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $198.25 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Houghton, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UP Health System - Portage one side lowest Hancock, MI · (906) 483-1000 Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; 2 views | $123.56 | $205.93 | $77.88–$205.93 | 40% | — source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital one side Laurium, MI · (906) 337-6500 Ribs Unilateral (No Pa Cxr) | $224.25 | $345.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $123.56, median $173.91, highest $224.25 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $224.25. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.