Rib and chest X-ray cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $121.68 to $475.85, with a median of $343.90. The lowest listed price is at Northern Light Mercy Hospital — $222.22 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $320.25 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital one side lowest Portland, ME · (207) 879-3000 XR RIBS W PA CHEST 3 VIEWS LT | $121.68 | $468.00 | $249.91–$356.62 | 74% | — source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital one side lowest Portland, ME · (207) 879-3000 XR RIBS W PA CHEST 3 VIEWS RT | $121.68 | $468.00 | $249.91–$356.62 | 74% | — source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC X-RAY RIBS, CHEST 3+ VW | $239.00 | $773.75 | $103.59–$701.79 | 69% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B-RIBS UNILAT/PA CHEST RIGHT 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W-RIBS UNILAT/PA CHEST 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B-RIBS UNILAT/PA CHEST LEFT 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B-RIBS UNILAT/PA CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 RIBS LEFT W/PA CHEST MIN 3 VIEW 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 RIBS RIGHT W/PA CHEST MIN 3 VIEW 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 RIBS UNILAT/PA CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W-RIBS LEFT UNILAT W/PA CHEST 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W-RIBS RIGHT UNILAT W/PA CHEST 71101 | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital one side Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC XRAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS | $434.00 | $434.00 | $103.85–$409.70 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC XRAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS | $465.15 | $465.15 | $102.92–$467.49 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Southern Maine Medical Center one side Biddeford, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC XRAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS | $475.85 | $475.85 | $102.92–$467.49 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $121.68, median $343.90, highest $475.85 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $434.00. 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 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.