Rib X-ray cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views: from $431.20 to $3,100.93, with a median of $604.88. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara and 1 other hospital — $173.68 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $462.80 at 180 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara one side lowest Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 RADEX RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $431.20 | $770.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose one side lowest San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 RADEX RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $431.20 | $770.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| El Camino Hospital one side Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $435.75 | $1,743.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care one side Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Xr Ribs 2v, Unilat | $774.00 | $1,935.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Xr Ribs Uni 2v | $1,254.00 | $2,508.00 | $1,058.38–$1,218.64 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital one side Los Gatos, CA · (408) 559-2011 XR RIBS UNI 2 V RT | $3,100.93 | $3,100.93 | $465.14–$3,100.93 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital one side Los Gatos, CA · (408) 559-2011 XR RIBS UNI 2 V LT | $3,100.93 | $3,100.93 | $465.14–$3,100.93 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $431.20, median $604.88, highest $3,100.93 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $433.48. 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 0 of 4 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.