Rib and chest X-ray cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 10 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $50.00 to $1,161.06, with a median of $198.58. The lowest listed price is at Mish — $148.58 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $274.30 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mish one side lowest Lenexa, KS XR Ribs Min 3 Views Right w/ PA Chest+1 more line at this price source file | $50.00 | $450.00 | — | 89% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 XR Exam 17+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $102.85 | $187.00 | $77.14–$187.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 XR Exam 17+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $102.85 | $187.00 | $77.14–$187.00 | 45% |
| NKC Health one side North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RA Ribs Unilateral Right+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $165.88 | $572.00 | $343.20–$467.90 | 71% |
| Ascentist Hospital one side Leawood, KS · (913) 529-1801 XR UNILAT RIBS CHEST source file | $178.16 | $500.00 | $164.31–$222.00 | 64% |
| Liberty Hospital one side Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CH+5 more lines at this price source file | $219.00 | $787.00 | $219.57–$642.19 | 72% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center one side Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 RIBS UNIPACHEST, RIGHT 71101+1 more line at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $507.50 | $725.00 | $94.25–$702.53 | 30% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 RIBS UNIPACHEST 71101 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $507.50 | $725.00 | $94.25–$702.53 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital one side Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 DX RIBS UNILAT W PA CHEST File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $779.84 | $1,114.05 | $946.94 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC X-RAY RIBS, CHEST 3+ VW File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,161.06 | $1,161.06 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC X-RAY RIBS, CHEST 3+ VW File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,161.06 | $1,161.06 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $50.00, median $198.58, highest $1,161.06 — a 23.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $643.67 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.