Rib and chest X-ray cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $195.50 to $371.84, with a median of $291.06. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $95.56 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $291.06 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services one side lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC RIBS UNILATERAL >=3 VIEWS File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $195.50 | $460.00 | $209.30–$457.75 | 58% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital one side Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Ribs Unilateral (Includes Pa Chest) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $196.93 | $362.00 | — | 46% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center one side Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS WITH PA CHEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $291.06 | $441.00 | $189.14–$379.26 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth one side Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS WITH PA CHEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $291.06 | $441.00 | $182.40–$379.26 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital one side Duluth, MN XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS WITH PA CHEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $291.06 | $441.00 | $189.14–$379.26 | 34% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 CHEST & RIBS XRAY MIN. 3 VIEWS source file | $371.84 | $581.00 | $76.00–$581.00 | 36% |
Inpatient: lowest $195.50, median $291.06, highest $371.84 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $291.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.