Rib and chest X-ray cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $46.77 to $205.43, with a median of $81.90. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $35.13 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $107.20 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center one side lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 XR RIBS UNILATERAL INC POSTERO File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $46.77 | $212.60 | $42.52–$212.60 | 78% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CR RIBS 2 VWS W CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $78.04 | $307.00 | $38.59–$245.18 | 75% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CR RIBS 2 VWS W CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $78.78 | $307.00 | $17.00–$245.18 | 74% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 71101 - RADEX RIBS UNI W-POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS source file | $81.90 | $327.60 | $21.06–$211.31 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 71101 - RADEX RIBS UNI W-POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS source file | $81.90 | $327.60 | $24.28–$211.31 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 71101 - RADEX RIBS UNI W-POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS source file | $81.90 | $327.60 | $24.45–$211.31 | 75% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 X-RAY OF RIBS ON SIDE OF BODY; MINIMUM OF 3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $103.20 | $172.00 | $94.82–$887.00 | 40% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore one side Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left - Report+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $107.20 | $134.00 | $26.80–$100.50 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Right+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $107.20 | $134.00 | $26.80–$100.50 | 20% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST source file | $112.20 | $187.00 | $17.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 RIBS UNI W/PA CHEST+1 more line at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $119.24 | $542.02 | $107.60–$542.02 | 78% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 X-RAY OF RIBS ON SIDE OF BODY; MINIMUM OF 3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $205.43 | $228.25 | $97.75 | 10% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST source file | $206.45 | $229.39 | $81.09–$100.47 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $46.77, median $81.90, highest $205.43 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $78.04. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 10 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71101 ($298.56). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARX RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $19.58 | file |