Scans and imaging CPT 71101 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rib and chest X-ray cost in Bismarck, ND — inpatient

In Bismarck, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $165.75 to $205.60, with a median of $185.68. The lowest listed price is at CHI St Alexius Health — $19.93 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $195.00 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$165.75CHI St Alexius Health

Median$185.68half of hospitals charge less

Highest$205.60in this market

Difference1.2×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 Bismarck, ND.

median

Lowest $165.75Highest $205.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
CHI St Alexius Health lowest Bismarck, ND · (701) 530-7000 HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$165.75	$325.00	$240.50–$292.50	49%
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck one side Bismarck, ND · (701) 323-6000 RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT W CHEST MIN 3 VWS File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file	$205.60	$257.00	$141.35–$231.30	20%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $165.75, median $185.68, highest $205.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $185.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 1 it is 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.