Rib and chest X-ray cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $242.45 to $495.55, with a median of $246.75. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $4.30 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $324.26 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center one side lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC RIBS UNILATERAL WITH PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $242.45 | $373.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC RIBS UNILATERAL WITH PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $242.45 | $373.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center one side lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC RIBS UNILATERAL WITH PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $242.45 | $373.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC RIBS UNILATERAL WITH PA CHEST+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $242.45 | $373.00 | — | 35% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $246.75 | $329.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $246.75 | $329.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $246.75 | $329.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $246.75 | $329.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $246.75 | $329.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC RIBS UNILATERAL WITH PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $264.55 | $407.00 | — | 35% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $495.55 | $583.00 | $177.00–$570.00 | 15% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $495.55 | $583.00 | $177.00–$570.00 | 15% |
Inpatient: lowest $242.45, median $246.75, highest $495.55 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $246.75 — 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.