Scans and imaging CPT 71100 Outpatient

Rib X-ray cost in Springfield, MA

In Springfield, MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body): from $166.40 to $274.00, with a median of $220.20. The lowest listed price is at The Mercy Hospital — $53.80 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $300.00 at 31 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 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$166.40The Mercy Hospital
Median$220.20half pay less
Highest$274.00in this market
Difference1.6×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 Springfield, MA.

median
Lowest $166.40Highest $411.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
The Mercy Hospital one side lowest Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 HC Xr Ribs 2 Views Lt $166.40 $256.00 $51.60–$392.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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The Mercy Hospital one side lowest Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 HC Xr Ribs 2 Views Rt $166.40 $256.00 $51.60–$392.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Holyoke Medical Center one side Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 X-ray ribs uni 2 views LT $274.00 $274.00 $37.55–$361.00 — —
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Holyoke Medical Center one side Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 X-ray ribs uni 2 views RT $274.00 $274.00 $37.55–$361.00 — —
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Holyoke Medical Center both sides Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 X-ray ribs uni 2 views BI $411.00 $411.00 $37.55–$361.00 — —
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One side of the body : lowest $166.40, median $220.20, highest $274.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $411.00, median $411.00, highest $411.00.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $220.20. 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 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 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.