Rib and chest X-ray cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 30 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $82.32 to $917.25, with a median of $225.10. The lowest listed price is at Ascension River District Hospital — $142.78 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $231.04 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 22 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Lowest$82.32Ascension River District Hospital
Median$225.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$917.25in this market
Difference11.1×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
median
Lowest $82.32Highest $917.25
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension River District Hospital one side lowest East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST MIN 3 VIEW+1 more line at this price source file | $82.32 | $147.00 | $24.48–$61.84 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital one side Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 RIBS UNILAT MIN 3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $99.68 | $178.00 | $24.48–$61.84 | 44% |
| McLaren Oakland one side Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $110.40 | $220.80 | $58.17–$171.41 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron one side Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $116.80 | $233.60 | $58.17–$165.94 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron one side Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $120.90 | $241.80 | $58.17–$197.05 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital one side Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 RIBS UNILAT W/PA CHEST MIN 3VW+1 more line at this price source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | $22.97–$81.13 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus one side Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 RIBS UNILAT W/PA CHEST MIN 3VW+1 more line at this price source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | $22.97–$81.13 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 RIBS UNIL W/PA CHEST MIN 3VWS+1 more line at this price source file | $142.80 | $255.00 | $24.48–$61.84 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health one side Madison Heights, MI RIBS UNILAT MIN 3 VIEWS W/PA RT+3 more lines at this price source file | $142.80 | $255.00 | $47.73–$61.84 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital one side Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY RIB W/CHEST UNILAT 3+ VWS IN HOME+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $309.00 | $26.05–$239.59 | 53% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital one side Wyandotte, MI · (734) 246-6000 HB X-RAY RIB W/CHEST UNILAT 3+ VWS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $259.00 | $19.23–$191.67 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital one side Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY RIB W/CHEST UNILAT 3+ VWS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $259.00 | $19.23–$191.67 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital one side West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY RIB W/CHEST UNILAT 3+ VWS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $259.00 | $19.23–$191.67 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital one side Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 RIBS UNILATERAL MIN 3 VIEWS W/PA source file | $155.10 | $330.00 | $22.45–$48.67 | 53% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center one side Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 RIBS-UNILATERAL-W/P-A CHE File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $197.70 | $395.40 | $58.17–$296.55 | 50% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 71101-X-RAY RIBS-UNILATER File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $197.70 | $395.40 | $58.17–$296.55 | 50% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center one side Southfield, MI XR RIBS MIN 3V LT,LEFT+1 more line at this price source file | $224.00 | $224.00 | $91.88–$102.09 | — |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia one side Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $226.20 | $348.00 | $35.21–$348.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland one side Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $226.20 | $348.00 | $39.84–$348.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital one side Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Xr Ribs W/Posterior Anterior Chest 3 Views Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $226.20 | $348.00 | $57.94–$348.00 | 35% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region one side Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $233.10 | $466.20 | $58.17–$326.34 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb one side Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $271.90 | $543.80 | $58.17–$367.07 | 50% |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 RIBS UNI 3V MIN W/PA CXR File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $391.50 | $522.00 | $1.00–$145.42 | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 RIBS UNI 3V MIN W/PA CXR+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $438.75 | $585.00 | $1.00–$145.42 | 25% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital one side Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Ribs Unilat With Pa Chest Min 3 Views source file | $444.00 | $444.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor one side Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Ribs Unilat With Pa Chest Min 3 Views source file | $444.00 | $444.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy one side Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Ribs Unilat With Pa Chest Min 3 Views source file | $444.00 | $444.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe one side Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Ribs Unilat With Pa Chest Min 3 Views source file | $444.00 | $444.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital one side Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Ribs Unilat With Pa Chest Min 3 Views source file | $444.00 | $444.00 | — | — |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 RIBS UNI 3V MIN W/PA CXR File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $681.00 | $908.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 RIBS UNI 3V MIN W/PA CXR File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $741.75 | $989.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 RIBS UNI 3V MIN W/PA CXR File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $917.25 | $1,223.00 | — | 25% |
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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $82.32, median $225.10, highest $917.25 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $226.20. 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 12 of 22 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.