Rib and chest X-ray cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $187.20 to $922.35, with a median of $245.50. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $58.30 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $241.00 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 Apr 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 XR Ribs w PA Chest Right Min 3 V DR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $520.00 | $131.03–$468.00 | 64% |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Ribs w PA Chest Right Min 3 V CR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $222.30 | $494.00 | $146.72–$444.60 | 55% |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital one side Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC X-RAY-RIBS UNILAT W/PA CHEST R 3+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $233.50 | $467.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC X-RAY-RIBS UNILAT W/PA CHEST L 3+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $245.50 | $491.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN HC X-RAY-RIBS UNILAT W/PA CHEST L 3+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $245.50 | $491.00 | — | 50% |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN XR Ribs w PA Chest Right Min 3 V CR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $319.95 | $1,185.00 | $319.95–$1,185.00 | 73% |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN XR Ribs w PA Chest Right Min 3 V DR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $335.88 | $1,244.00 | $335.88–$1,244.00 | 73% |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Ribs w PA Chest Right Min 3 V DR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $423.90 | $942.00 | $279.77–$847.80 | 55% |
| St. Joseph Health System one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 425-3000 XR Ribs w PA Chest Left Min 3 V DR+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $719.40 | $1,308.00 | $372.78–$1,308.00 | 45% |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 XR Ribs w PA Chest Left Min 3 V DR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $922.35 | $1,677.00 | $501.42–$1,509.30 | 45% |
One side of the body : lowest $187.20, median $245.50, highest $922.35 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $245.50 — 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 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.