Scans and imaging CPT 71101 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rib and chest X-ray cost in Defiance, OH — inpatient

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $146.40 to $146.40, with a median of $146.40. Across Ohio, the median is $392.62 at 128 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$146.40Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$146.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$146.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC X-Ray, Ribs, Pa Chest, 3 source file $146.40 $244.00 — 40%
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 $146.40, median $146.40, highest $146.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $146.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.