Rib and chest X-ray cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $39.40 to $613.73, with a median of $227.00. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $187.60 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $394.69 at 280 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 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 Aug 6, 2026 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital one side lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 RIBS UNILAT W/ CHEST source file | $39.40 | $197.00 | $36.40–$246.95 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI+1 more line at this price source file | $79.80 | $399.02 | $39.23–$359.78 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI+1 more line at this price source file | $79.80 | $399.02 | $39.23–$359.78 | 80% |
| Del Sol Medical Center one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $227.00 | $227.00 | $192.95 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $227.00 | $227.00 | $192.95 | — |
| Las Palmas Rehab one side El Paso, TX XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $227.00 | $227.00 | $156.63–$192.95 | — |
| Del Sol Rehab East one side El Paso, TX XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $227.00 | $227.00 | $192.95 | — |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso one side El Paso, TX RAD Ribs Uni W/Pa Cht Rt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $613.73 | $613.73 | $24.03–$521.67 | — |
| Del Sol Medical Center one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,675.00 | $3,675.00 | $3,123.75 | — |
| Del Sol Rehab East one side El Paso, TX XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,675.00 | $3,675.00 | $220.50–$3,491.25 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,675.00 | $3,675.00 | $2,535.75 | — |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3 + V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,926.00 | $3,926.00 | $235.56–$3,729.70 | — |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3 + V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,926.00 | $3,926.00 | $235.56–$3,729.70 | — |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3 + V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,926.00 | $3,926.00 | $2,708.94 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3 + V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,926.00 | $3,926.00 | $2,708.94 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $39.40, median $227.00, highest $613.73 — a 15.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $79.80. 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 3 of 8 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.
11 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71101 ($299.97). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $15.20 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $17.33 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $19.93 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS RIBS UNILAT W/CHEST | $19.93 | file |