Rib and chest X-ray cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $152.75 to $253.66, with a median of $203.21. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health - Whitefish — $50.46 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $262.52 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 X-RAY RIBS WCHEST 3VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $152.75 | $235.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-RAY RIBS WCHEST 3VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $253.66 | $390.25 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $152.75, median $203.21, highest $253.66 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $203.21. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.