Scans and imaging CPT 71101 Outpatient

Rib and chest X-ray cost in Missoula, MT

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $256.00 to $256.00, with a median of $256.00. Across Montana, the median is $262.52 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$256.00St. Patrick Hospital

Median$256.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$256.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$256.00	$320.00	—	20%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $256.00, median $256.00, highest $256.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $256.00. 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.