Rib and chest X-ray cost in Allentown, PA
In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 9 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $133.63 to $2,349.90, with a median of $856.56. The lowest listed price is at Hackettstown Medical Center — $722.93 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $411.06 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Feb 27, 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Xr Ribs Uni W/Pa Chest 3+ Vw | $133.63 | $569.00 | — | 77% | — source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Xr Ribs Uni W/Pa Chest 3+ Vw | $133.63 | $569.00 | — | 77% | — source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus one side Allentown, PA HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $856.56 | $1,032.00 | $26.50–$360.17 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus one side Allentown, PA HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $856.56 | $1,032.00 | $26.50–$360.17 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus one side Bethlehem, PA · (484) 526-4000 HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $856.56 | $1,032.00 | $26.50–$360.17 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus one side Easton, PA HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $856.56 | $1,032.00 | $26.50–$360.17 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus one side Easton, PA · (610) 250-4076 HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $856.56 | $1,032.00 | $30.48–$481.50 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus one side Lehighton, PA · (610) 377-7001 HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $856.56 | $1,032.00 | $31.27–$360.17 | 17% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus one side Lehighton, PA HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $856.56 | $1,032.00 | $26.50–$360.17 | 17% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital one side Phillipsburg, NJ · (908) 847-6700 HB X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $2,349.90 | $2,611.00 | $31.27–$911.24 | 10% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.63, median $856.56, highest $2,349.90 — a 17.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $856.56. 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 8 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
This study takes pictures of the ribs on one side plus a front view of the chest. The chest view checks the lungs for a collapsed lung or bleeding after a rib injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.