Rib and chest X-ray cost in Houston, TX — inpatient
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 45 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $102.04 to $770.50, with a median of $440.32. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $338.28 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $394.69 at 280 hospitals.
Cash prices at 45 facilities across 18 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.
Lowest$102.04Harris Health + 1 more
Median$440.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$770.50in this market
Difference7.6×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
median
Lowest $102.04Highest $770.50
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health one side lowest Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 RIBS W/CHEST UNILATERAL 3VW MIN - MOD FY+1 more line at this price source file | $102.04 | $479.00 | $31.17–$311.35 | 79% |
| Harris Health one side lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 RIBS W/CHEST UNILATERAL 3VW MIN+1 more line at this price source file | $102.04 | $479.00 | $31.17–$311.35 | 79% |
| Texas Children's Hospital one side Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC RIBS, UNILAT, INCL PA CHEST, MIN 3 VWS+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $312.22 | $466.00 | $186.40–$442.70 | 33% |
| Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Clear Lake one side Webster, TX RAD Ribs Uni W/Pa Cht Rt+3 more lines at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $363.00 | $363.00 | $24.72–$326.70 | — |
| The Methodist Hospital one side Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.00 | $736.00 | — | 50% |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center one side Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital one side Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital one side Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital Katy one side Katy, TX HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital one side Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital one side Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital one side Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital one side Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital one side Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center one side The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Tirr Memorial Hermann one side Houston, TX HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $434.80 | $1,358.75 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) one side Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital one side Bellaire, TX HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital one side Houston, TX HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) one side Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) one side Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital one side Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) one side Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center one side Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC RIBS UNILATERAL 3+V & PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.32 | $1,376.00 | — | 68% |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $452.55 | $1,293.00 | $555.99–$1,293.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $452.55 | $1,293.00 | $555.99–$1,293.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $452.55 | $1,293.00 | $581.85–$1,293.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $452.55 | $1,293.00 | $555.99–$1,293.00 | 65% |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $452.55 | $1,293.00 | $555.99–$1,293.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $452.55 | $1,293.00 | $568.92–$1,293.00 | 65% |
| Voyages Behavioral Health of Conroe one side West Conroe, TX RAD Ribs Uni W/Pa Cht Lt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $501.26 | $501.26 | $375.95 | — |
| Voyages of Sugar Land one side South Sugar Land, TX RAD Ribs Uni W/Pa Cht Rt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $501.26 | $501.26 | $375.95 | — |
| The Community Hospital of Brazosport Lake Jackson, TX · (979) 297-4411 RIBS UNIL W/CXR File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $542.50 | $1,550.00 | $775.00 | 65% |
| Elite Hospital Kingwood one side Kingwood, TX · (832) 777-6165 Radiologic examination ribs unilateral; including posteroanterior chest minimum of 3 views source file | $550.01 | $1,100.02 | $87.73–$116.97 | 50% |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center one side Pasadena, TX · (281) 487-0700 RIBS RIGHT W/CXR File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $566.30 | $1,618.00 | $1,051.70–$1,213.50 | 65% |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston Heights one side Houston, TX RAD Ribs Uni W/Pa Cht Lt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $613.73 | $613.73 | $429.61–$521.67 | — |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land one side Sugar Land, TX RAD Ribs Uni W/Pa Cht Lt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $768.00 | $768.00 | $537.60–$652.80 | — |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital one side Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital one side The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital one side Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital one side Katy, TX HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital one side Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital one side Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital one side Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital one side Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL & CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $770.50 | $1,541.00 | — | 50% |
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
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Inpatient: lowest $102.04, median $440.32, highest $770.50 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 61 facilities here, median $452.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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.