Rib and chest X-ray cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $324.77 to $1,074.00, with a median of $667.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Rose Hospital — $342.83 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $616.00 at 174 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 17 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital one side lowest Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 XR RIBS RT MIN 3V W CXR1V+1 more line at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $324.77 | $1,082.55 | $757.79–$833.56 | 70% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley one side Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Xr Ribs W Chest Min 3v, Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $667.60 | $1,669.00 | — | 60% |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center one side Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital one side Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center one side San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center one side Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center one side Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG XR RIBS UNI & PA CHEST LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | — | — |
| St. Rose Hospital both sides Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 XR RIBS BI 2V File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $324.77 | $1,082.55 | $757.79–$833.56 | 70% |
Inpatient: lowest $324.77, median $667.60, highest $1,074.00 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $324.77, median $324.77, highest $324.77.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $645.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.