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Scans and imaging CPT 71101 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rib and chest X-ray cost in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $137.70 to $514.80, with a median of $440.00. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $302.30 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $392.62 at 128 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$137.70Lima Memorial Health System
Median$440.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$514.80in this market
Difference3.7×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 Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $137.70Highest $514.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Lima Memorial Health System one side lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 X-Ray Exam Unilat Ribschest File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $137.70 $153.00 — 10%
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ribs Uni W/Pa Cxr Min 3 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $252.00 $280.00 — 10%
Bluffton Hospital one side Bluffton, OH · (419) 358-9010 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left+1 more line at this price source file $440.00 $440.00 $70.46–$550.00 —
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC X-Ray, Ribs, Pa Chest, 3 source file $514.80 $858.00 — 40%
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
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $137.70, median $440.00, highest $514.80 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $440.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.