Rib and chest X-ray cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $184.05 to $1,162.05, with a median of $315.25. The lowest listed price is at Fairfield Medical Center — $131.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $392.62 at 128 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Medical Center one side lowest Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Right | $184.05 | $409.00 | $90.73–$409.00 | 55% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Medical Center one side lowest Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left | $184.05 | $409.00 | $90.73–$409.00 | 55% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $282.75 | $435.00 | $69.78–$421.95 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital one side New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Rt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center one side Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Rt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center one side Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin one side Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Rt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$451.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East one side Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $86.95–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City one side Grove City, OH HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Rt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $86.95–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East one side Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Rt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $86.95–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's one side Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Rt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's one side Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin one side Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$451.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital one side New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $88.62–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City one side Grove City, OH HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt | $293.15 | $451.00 | $86.95–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital one side Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $297.05 | $457.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital one side Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $315.25 | $485.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital one side Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $328.25 | $505.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital one side Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $328.25 | $505.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital one side Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $328.25 | $505.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist one side Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $328.25 | $505.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital one side Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $328.25 | $505.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center one side Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Xr Ribs Unilateral W Cxr 3 + Vw | $328.25 | $505.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital one side Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 RIBS, UNILAT, INC PA CHEST, MIN 3 VW | $333.00 | $370.00 | $240.50–$362.60 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital one side Galion, OH · (419) 468-4841 HC RADIOLOGY EXAM RIBS UNILATERAL W/ PA CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS | $538.90 | $634.00 | $215.56–$583.28 | 15% | — source file |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC X-Ray Ribs 2 Vws W/Cxr/Cxrlat | $1,162.05 | $1,162.05 | $98.79–$1,162.05 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $184.05, median $315.25, highest $1,162.05 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $321.75. 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 10 of 11 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.