Rib X-ray cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views: from $101.70 to $402.60, with a median of $252.15. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $150.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $309.60 at 128 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 71100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 X-Ray Exam Ribs Uni 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.70 | $113.00 | — | 10% |
| Lima Memorial Health System one side Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ribs Unilateral 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $212.40 | $236.00 | — | 10% |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center one side Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Ribs Unilateral 2 Views source file | $402.60 | $671.00 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $101.70, median $252.15, highest $402.60 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $252.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.