Rib and chest X-ray cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 20 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $86.67 to $1,180.50, with a median of $307.43. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $220.76 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $307.43 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital one side lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $86.67 | $321.00 | $73.54–$642.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center one side Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB XRAY X-RAY RIBS/CHEST UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $289.50 | $579.00 | — | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $91.98–$584.11 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte, NC HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $116.82–$614.85 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $61.49–$596.40 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $61.49–$565.66 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $37.54–$565.66 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $108.47–$565.66 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $69.36–$584.11 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $108.47–$565.66 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $75.44–$584.11 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $37.54–$553.37 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $307.43 | $614.85 | $79.93–$584.11 | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Rib Uni Min 3v Incl Pa Chst+2 more lines at this price source file | $328.86 | $1,218.00 | $101.15–$5,436.06 | 73% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR RIBS LT MIN 3 VWS+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $424.00 | $424.00 | $63.81–$402.80 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR RIBS LT MIN 3 VWS+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $424.00 | $424.00 | $63.81–$402.80 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR RIBS RT MIN 3 VWS+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $424.00 | $424.00 | $63.81–$402.80 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center one side Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB XRAY X-RAY RIBS/CHEST UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $873.50 | $1,747.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 RIBS UNI 3V MIN W/PA CXR File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $1,180.50 | $1,574.00 | $1.00–$1,196.24 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 RIBS UNI 3V MIN W/PA CXR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,180.50 | $1,574.00 | $1.00–$1,196.24 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $86.67, median $307.43, highest $1,180.50 — a 13.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $307.43. 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 15 of 18 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.