Rib and chest X-ray cost in Salt Lake City, UT
In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views (one side of the body): from $221.90 to $1,108.64, with a median of $1,034.14. The lowest listed price is at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics — $812.24 less than the median here. Across Utah, the median is $608.73 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics one side lowest Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Ribs Unilat 2 Views and P | $221.90 | $317.00 | $114.31–$183.06 | 30% | — source file |
| St Mark's Hospital one side Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 268-7111 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT | $959.64 | $959.64 | $197.59–$815.69 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mark's Hospital one side Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 268-7111 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT | $959.64 | $959.64 | $197.59–$815.69 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lone Peak Hospital one side Draper, UT · (801) 545-8000 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT | $1,108.64 | $1,108.64 | $228.27–$864.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lone Peak Hospital one side Draper, UT · (801) 545-8000 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT | $1,108.64 | $1,108.64 | $228.27–$864.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Herriman Emergency Center one side Herriman, UT · (801) 545-8000 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT | $1,108.64 | $1,108.64 | $228.27–$864.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Herriman Emergency Center one side Herriman, UT · (801) 545-8000 XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT | $1,108.64 | $1,108.64 | $228.27–$864.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $221.90, median $1,034.14, highest $1,108.64 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $221.90. 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 0 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.