Rib and chest X-ray cost in Omaha, NE — inpatient
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $137.70 to $359.25, with a median of $228.90. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — $91.20 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $416.00 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital one side lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 MJRA Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $137.70 | $459.00 | — | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MJRA Exam+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $165.24 | $459.00 | $229.50 | 64% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $228.90 | $545.00 | $327.00–$463.25 | 58% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $228.90 | $545.00 | $327.00–$463.25 | 58% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $228.90 | $545.00 | $327.00–$463.25 | 58% |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $228.90 | $545.00 | $327.00–$463.25 | 58% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $228.90 | $545.00 | $327.00–$463.25 | 58% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $228.90 | $545.00 | $327.00–$463.25 | 58% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $255.29 | $521.00 | $296.97–$510.58 | 51% |
| Saunders Medical Center one side Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Left+1 more line at this price source file | $359.25 | $479.00 | — | 25% |
| Saunders Medical Center both sides Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Bilateral source file | $361.50 | $482.00 | — | 25% |
Inpatient: lowest $137.70, median $228.90, highest $359.25 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $361.50, median $361.50, highest $361.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $228.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 it is 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.