Scans and imaging CPT 71101 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rib and chest X-ray cost in Bakersfield, CA — inpatient

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $227.90 to $227.90, with a median of $227.90. Across California, the median is $616.00 at 177 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Lowest$227.90Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

Median$227.90half of hospitals charge less

Highest$227.90in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital one side Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 X-ray exam unilat ribs/chest File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file	$227.90	$430.00	$144.68	47%

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 $227.90, median $227.90, highest $227.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $227.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.