Rib and chest X-ray cost in Modesto, CA
In Modesto, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $616.00 to $1,011.00, with a median of $915.75. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto — $299.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $616.00 at 177 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 17, 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 Modesto, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto lowest Modesto, CA RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale, CA · (209) 847-3011 X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $915.75 | $1,221.00 | $46.36–$1,098.90 | 25% | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center one side Modesto, CA · (209) 526-4500 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT | $1,011.00 | $1,011.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center one side Modesto, CA · (209) 526-4500 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST RT | $1,011.00 | $1,011.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $616.00, median $915.75, highest $1,011.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $813.50. 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 1 of 2 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.