Scans and imaging CPT 71100 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rib X-ray cost in Lincoln, NE — inpatient

In Lincoln, NE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $182.16 to $205.50, with a median of $193.83. The lowest listed price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital — $11.67 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $317.50 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 71100, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$182.16Nebraska Heart Hospital

Median$193.83half of hospitals charge less

Highest$205.50in this market

Difference1.1×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 Lincoln, NE.

median

Lowest $182.16Highest $205.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Nebraska Heart Hospital one side lowest Lincoln, NE · (402) 328-3000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$182.16	$396.00	$281.16–$297.00	54%
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center one side Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$205.50	$411.00	$254.82–$328.80	50%

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.

One side of the body : lowest $182.16, median $193.83, highest $205.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $205.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.