Rib and chest X-ray cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 10 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $148.00 to $501.50, with a median of $275.16. The lowest listed price is at Orleans Community Health — $127.16 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $215.72 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 27, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Community Health one side lowest Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 RIBS LEFT W PA CHEST+3 more lines at this price source file | $148.00 | $370.00 | $148.00–$370.00 | 60% |
| Geneva General Hospital one side Geneva, NY · (315) 787-4175 RIBS UNILAT 3V W/PA CHEST File of Aug 27, 2026 · source file | $151.01 | $377.52 | $120.06–$320.89 | 60% |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Radex Ribs Uni W/Posteroant Ch Minimum 3 Views source file | $158.00 | — | — | — |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Radex Ribs Uni W/Posteroant Ch Minimum 3 Views source file | $173.00 | — | — | — |
| Rochester General Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $275.16 | $423.33 | — | 35% |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital one side Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $275.16 | $423.33 | — | 35% |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic one side Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $275.16 | $423.33 | — | 35% |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester one side Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W CHEST MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $338.66 | $423.33 | — | 20% |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Radex Ribs Uni W/Posteroant Ch Minimum 3 Views source file | $501.50 | — | $17.68–$479.70 | — |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Radex Ribs Uni W/Posteroant Ch Minimum 3 Views source file | $501.50 | — | $17.68–$392.74 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $148.00, median $275.16, highest $501.50 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $275.16. 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 2 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 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.