Rib X-ray cost in Vallejo, CA
In Vallejo, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, 2 views (one side of the body): from $431.20 to $1,329.00, with a median of $617.10. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo and 1 other hospital — $185.90 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $462.80 at 179 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 71100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Vallejo, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo one side lowest Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 RADEX RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $431.20 | $770.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville one side lowest Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 RADEX RIBS UNILATERAL 2 VIEWS | $431.20 | $770.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center one side Vallejo, CA · (707) 554-5280 HCHG XR RIBS UNI 2V LT | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center one side Vallejo, CA · (707) 554-5280 HCHG XR RIBS UNI 2V RT | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center one side Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Dx Ribs Unilateral Left | $1,329.00 | $1,329.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center one side Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Dx Ribs Unilateral Right | $1,329.00 | $1,329.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $431.20, median $617.10, highest $1,329.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $617.10. 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 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.