Rib and chest X-ray cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 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 $191.00 to $318.50, with a median of $262.00. The lowest listed price is at Barnesville Hospital Association — $71.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $227.00 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Hospital Association one side lowest Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST source file | $191.00 | $382.00 | $4,748.00 | 50% |
| Wheeling Hospital one side Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $262.00 | $524.00 | $9.52–$426.32 | 50% |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital one side Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 X-RAY OF RIBS ON SIDE OF BODY; MINIMUM OF 3 VIEWS source file | $318.50 | $637.00 | $64.87–$174.65 | 50% |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital one side Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST+1 more line at this price source file | $334.50 | $669.00 | $9.52–$174.65 | 50% |
One side of the body : lowest $191.00, median $262.00, highest $318.50 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.