Rib and chest X-ray cost in Mount Airy, NC — inpatient
In Mount Airy, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $197.20 to $225.00, with a median of $211.10. The lowest listed price is at Northern Regional Hospital — $13.90 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $307.43 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 16, 2026 and Jul 16, 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 Mount Airy, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital one side lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Ribs, Unil W/Chest 3+V, Left | $197.20 | $290.00 | $73.47–$266.80 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital one side lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Ribs, Unil W/Chest 3+V, Right | $197.20 | $290.00 | $73.47–$266.80 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital one side lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Ribs Unilat-Office-Tec | $197.20 | $290.00 | $73.47–$266.80 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital one side lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Ribs Unilat-Office-Tech | $197.20 | $290.00 | $73.47–$266.80 | 32% | — source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC · (336) 527-7000 HC DX RIBS CHEST 3+ VW | $225.00 | $450.00 | $199.35–$414.00 | 50% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $197.20, median $211.10, highest $225.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $211.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.