Rib and chest X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list 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 $131.75 to $296.00, with a median of $295.50. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $163.75 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $209.41 at 109 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital one side lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 RIBS RT PA CHEST XRY File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $131.75 | $155.00 | $10.61–$367.22 | 15% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital one side Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 RIBS LEFT PA CHEST XRAY+1 more line at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $146.38 | $172.22 | $10.61–$367.22 | 15% |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute one side Buffalo, NY Ribs, Unilateral Incl Pa Chest File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $209.41 | $209.41 | — | — |
| Kaleida Health one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Ribs Uni+Pachst Min 3V Lt+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $295.00 | $295.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Ribs, Chest 3+ Vw - Xr Ribs 2 Vws Lt W/ Chest Anteroposterior+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $296.00 | $296.00 | $8.63–$296.00 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Ribs, Chest 3+ Vw - Xr Ribs 2 Vws Lt W/ Chest Anteroposterior+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $296.00 | $296.00 | $8.63–$296.00 | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Ribs, Chest 3+ Vw - Xr Ribs 2 Vws Rt W/ Chest Anteroposterior+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $296.00 | $296.00 | $8.63–$296.00 | — |
One side of the body : lowest $131.75, median $295.50, highest $296.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $252.21 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 4 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.