Rib and chest X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $132.30 to $772.20, with a median of $421.80. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $289.50 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $411.06 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital one side lowest Kittanning, PA RIBS LT W/PA CHEST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $132.30 | $441.00 | $18.15–$441.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST source file | $162.50 | $325.00 | $9.52–$236.10 | 50% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VW source file | $215.40 | $359.00 | $18.98–$315.92 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 RIBS RT TO INCLUDE CHEST+1 more line at this price source file | $305.48 | $436.40 | $30.48–$314.21 | 30% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VW source file | $405.00 | $675.00 | $29.15–$573.75 | 40% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC XR RIB UNI MIN 3V INCL PA CHST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $411.06 | $527.00 | $26.40–$321.99 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC XR RIB UNI MIN 3V INCL PA CHST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $411.06 | $527.00 | $26.40–$323.18 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC XR RIB UNI MIN 3V INCL PA CHST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $411.44 | $556.00 | $26.40–$339.88 | 26% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VIEWS source file | $419.40 | $699.00 | $29.15–$594.15 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VW source file | $424.20 | $707.00 | $29.15–$600.95 | 40% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR RIB UNI MIN 3V INCL PA CHST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $427.05 | $585.00 | $26.40–$358.96 | 27% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VW source file | $436.20 | $727.00 | $29.15–$581.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VW source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $29.15–$684.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VIEWS source file | $469.80 | $783.00 | $29.15–$720.36 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VW File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $483.00 | $805.00 | $40.61–$724.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 RIBS UNI W/PA CXR MIN 3VW File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $19.80–$972.40 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 RIBS-UNI-RT 3+ VIEWS PA CHEST+1 more line at this price source file | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 RIBS UNI LT W/PA CHEST+1 more line at this price source file | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $346.20–$1,577.22 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $132.30, median $421.80, highest $772.20 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $424.20. 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 14 of 18 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.