Rib and chest X-ray cost in Bay City, TX
In Bay City, TX, 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): from $297.00 to $297.00, with a median of $297.00. Across Texas, the median is $394.69 at 280 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bay City, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matagorda Regional Medical Center one side lowest Bay City, TX · (979) 245-6383 RIB UNI LEFT W/PA CHEST 3V +1 more line at this price source file | $297.00 | $594.00 | $105.47–$489.89 | 50% |
One side of the body : lowest $297.00, median $297.00, highest $297.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $297.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.