Rib and chest X-ray cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $296.74 to $342.99, with a median of $321.47. The lowest listed price is at Southern NH Medical Center — $24.73 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $355.90 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern NH Medical Center lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 577-2000 RIBS 3+VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $296.74 | $802.00 | — | 63% |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC X-RAY RIBS PA CHEST 3 source file | $307.71 | $789.00 | — | 61% |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Ribs 3+Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $335.22 | $906.00 | — | 63% |
| Monadnock Community Hospital one side Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 RIBS W/PA CHEST LT MIN 3V+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $342.99 | $571.65 | — | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $296.74, median $321.47, highest $342.99 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $321.47 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.