Rib and chest X-ray cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $121.68 to $475.85, with a median of $434.00. The lowest listed price is at Northern Light Mercy Hospital — $312.32 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $320.25 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital one side lowest Portland, ME · (207) 879-3000 XR RIBS W PA CHEST 3 VIEWS LT+1 more line at this price source file | $121.68 | $468.00 | $304.20–$349.13 | 74% |
| York Hospital one side York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B-RIBS UNILAT/PA CHEST RIGHT 71101+8 more lines at this price source file | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital one side Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC XRAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS File of Sep 9, 2025 · source file | $434.00 | $434.00 | $306.40–$409.70 | — |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC XRAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS File of Sep 9, 2025 · source file | $465.15 | $465.15 | $342.16–$437.24 | — |
| Southern Maine Medical Center one side Biddeford, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC XRAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS File of Sep 9, 2025 · source file | $475.85 | $475.85 | $350.04–$447.30 | — |
One side of the body : lowest $121.68, median $434.00, highest $475.85 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $343.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 4 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.