Rib and chest X-ray cost in Bowling Green, KY
In Bowling Green, KY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $291.60 to $1,327.06, with a median of $301.08. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Scottsville — $9.48 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $347.66 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Scottsville lowest Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 XRAY RIBS UNI W/ PA CXR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.60 | $486.00 | $102.06–$395.36 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 XRAY RIBS UNI W/ PA CXR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $301.08 | $580.00 | $121.80–$424.68 | 48% |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green one side Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 RIBS INI W/PA CHEST LEFT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $361.29 | $696.00 | $146.16–$509.61 | 48% |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville one side Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 RIBS INI W/PA CHEST LEFT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $417.60 | $696.00 | $146.16–$566.20 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green one side Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 RIBS INI W/PA CHEST RIGHT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $417.60 | $696.00 | $146.16–$509.61 | 40% |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital one side Bowling Green, KY · (270) 793-1000 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,327.06 | $1,327.06 | $92.89–$1,194.35 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $291.60, median $301.08, highest $1,327.06 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $319.80. 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 2 of 3 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.