Rib and chest X-ray cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $156.44 to $558.00, with a median of $370.34. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $213.90 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $274.30 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Mar 16, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 CH-RIB UNI PA CXR CR source file | $156.44 | $260.74 | $260.74 | 40% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 RIBS W/ CXR 1 VIEW File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $280.80 | $561.60 | $477.36–$511.06 | 50% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI source file | $307.44 | $427.00 | $35.93–$427.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis one side Chesterfield, MO XRAY UNILAT RIBS/CHEST File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $312.22 | $312.22 | $312.22 | — |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis one side Chesterfield, MO RIBS UNILATERAL W/PA CHEST RT File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $332.18 | $332.18 | $332.18 | — |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South one side Louis, MO RIBS UNILATERAL W/PA CHEST RT File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $338.63 | $338.63 | $338.63 | — |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis one side Chesterfield, MO RIBS UNILATERAL W/PA CHEST LT File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $342.99 | $342.99 | $342.99 | — |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South one side Louis, MO RIBS UNILATERAL W/PA CHEST LT File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 | — |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South one side Louis, MO XRAY UNILAT RIBS/CHEST File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $371.91 | $371.91 | $371.91 | — |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 RIBS W/ CXR 1 VIEW File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $402.05 | $804.10 | $603.08–$723.69 | 50% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI source file | $411.84 | $572.00 | $48.67–$572.00 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI source file | $498.96 | $693.00 | $51.11–$693.00 | 28% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital one side Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 RIBS LEFT W/ 1V CHEST+1 more line at this price source file | $511.00 | $730.00 | $454.06–$3,396.04 | 30% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC XR RIBS W/CXR 3+V UNI source file | $558.00 | $775.00 | $80.06–$775.00 | 28% |
Inpatient: lowest $156.44, median $370.34, highest $558.00 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $312.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.