Rib and chest X-ray cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $124.28 to $709.00, with a median of $276.56. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Specialty Care — $152.28 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $365.95 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 71101, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Specialty Care one side lowest Tacoma, WA XRAY UNILAT RIBS/CHEST File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $124.28 | $124.28 | $124.28 | — |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Ribs/Chest Uni 3+ Vws W/Pa File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $156.50 | $313.00 | — | 50% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $264.48 | $551.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $264.48 | $551.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $264.48 | $551.00 | — | 52% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center one side Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 X-RAY UNILATERAL RIBS WITH CHEST File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $273.36 | $536.00 | $343.31–$428.80 | 49% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $279.76 | $538.00 | — | 48% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Radex Ribs Uni W/Posteroant Ch Minimum 3 Views File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $331.80 | $474.00 | — | 30% |
| Franciscan Specialty Care one side Tacoma, WA RIBS UNILATERAL W/PA CHEST RT File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $332.18 | $332.18 | $332.18 | — |
| Franciscan Specialty Care one side Tacoma, WA RIBS UNILATERAL W/PA CHEST LT File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $342.99 | $342.99 | $342.99 | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, RIBS, UNILATERAL" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.00 | $460.00 | $107.00–$380.00 | 20% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC RIBS/CHEST UNI 3+ VWS W/PA File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $427.16 | $736.48 | $48.29–$677.56 | 42% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC XR RIBS INC PA CXR MIN 3VW File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $563.20 | $704.00 | $59.84–$633.60 | 20% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Xray Ribs Unilat W/Pa Chest 3v File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $709.00 | $709.00 | $290.69–$680.64 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $124.28, median $276.56, highest $709.00 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $279.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 6 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.