Rib and chest X-ray cost in Salem, OR
In Salem, OR, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $178.10 to $479.01, with a median of $305.28. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $127.18 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $324.26 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center one side lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC RIBS UNILATERAL WITH PA CHEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.10 | $274.00 | — | 35% |
| Salem Hospital one side Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG XRAY RIBS UNILATERAL 3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $305.28 | $576.00 | — | 47% |
| West Valley Hospital one side Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG XRAY RIBS UNILATERAL 3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $305.28 | $576.00 | — | 47% |
| Santiam Memorial Hospital Stayton, OR · (503) 769-2175 X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $479.01 | $479.01 | $117.40–$1,556.78 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $178.10, median $305.28, highest $479.01 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $305.28. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.