Rib and chest X-ray cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $95.39 to $1,555.80, with a median of $347.66. The lowest price is at Wayne County Hospital (Monticello). The highest price is 16.3× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71101. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$95.39Wayne County Hospital
Median$347.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,555.80in Kentucky
Lowest saves$252.27vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County Hospital one side lowest Monticello · Monticello, KY RIBS UNILAT 3 VIEW | $95.39 | $146.75 | — source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center one side Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W/CHEST 3+ VIEWS | $113.04 | $364.64 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville, KY HB RIBS UNILAT LT W PA CHEST MIN3 | $132.00 | $660.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB RIBS UNILAT RT W PA CHEST MIN3 | $132.00 | $660.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB RIBS UNILAT LT W PA CHEST MIN3 | $132.00 | $660.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB RIBS UNILAT RT W PA CHEST MIN3 | $132.00 | $660.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB RIBS UNILAT LT W PA CHEST MIN3 | $132.00 | $660.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB RIBS UNILAT RT W PA CHEST MIN3 | $132.00 | $660.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS W PA CH LT | $148.32 | $618.00 | — source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital one side Henderson · Henderson, KY HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W/CHEST 3+ VIEWS | $153.30 | $511.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY RIBS UNI MIN 3V W/PACXR L | $158.50 | $317.00 | — source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $183.50 | $367.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS W PA CH LT | $189.00 | $525.00 | — source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services one side Salem · Paducah, KY-IL XR Ribs w/ PA Chest Right | $200.10 | $333.50 | — source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 23, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $202.15 | $311.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital one side Liberty · Liberty, KY RIB W/CXR PA 3VIEW L | $208.00 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital one side Burkesville · Burkesville, KY RIBS UNI W/CXR 3V RT | $208.50 | $278.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville one side Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W/CHEST 3+ VIEWS | $231.37 | $1,779.75 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital one side Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $231.42 | $578.55 | — source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital one side Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $234.84 | $309.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS W PA CH RT | $236.25 | $525.00 | — source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC X-Ray, Ribs, Pa Chest, 3 | $236.40 | $394.00 | — source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center one side Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG RIBS-UNILATERAL W 3 VIEWS | $254.39 | $635.97 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville one side Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS W PA CH LT | $256.88 | $676.00 | — source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital one side Carrollton · Carrollton, KY RIBS UNI RT W/PA CXR,RIGHT | $263.69 | $439.48 | — source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital one side Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY X-RAY OF RIBS ON SIDE OF BODY; MINIMUM OF 3 VIEWS | $274.58 | $392.25 | — source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS | $275.96 | $687.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY XRAY RIBS UNI W/ PA CXR | $291.60 | $486.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY XRAY RIBS UNI W/ PA CXR | $291.60 | $486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY XRAY RIBS UNI W/ PA CXR | $291.60 | $486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London one side London · Corbin, KY HC RIBS UNILAT/PA CHEST | $293.32 | $822.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS | $293.58 | $609.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY XRAY RIBS UNI W/ PA CXR | $301.08 | $580.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital one side Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC XR RIBS UNILATERAL W/CHEST 3+ VIEWS | $310.20 | $660.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS | $323.64 | $687.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital one side Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $337.51 | $843.78 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Jessamine Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS | $345.99 | $687.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Our Lady of Peace one side Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CR RIBS UNI 2 VIEWS W PA CH RT | $347.32 | $618.00 | — source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY XRAY RIBS UNI W/ PA CXR | $348.00 | $580.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc X-Ray Ribs, Chest 3+ Vw - Xr Ribs 2 Vws W/ Chest Anteroposterior | $353.43 | $883.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center one side Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $359.48 | $898.70 | — source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $365.40 | $609.00 | — source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS | $367.22 | $1,002.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $373.20 | $622.00 | — source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $379.80 | $633.00 | — source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center one side Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $380.55 | $951.38 | — source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center one side Maysville · Maysville, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $381.44 | $953.60 | — source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB RIBS UNI MIN 3V W/PA CXR | $427.00 | $427.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center one side Pineville · Middlesborough, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $434.72 | $434.72 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $446.40 | $744.00 | — source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $468.60 | $781.00 | — source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $468.60 | $781.00 | — source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $468.60 | $781.00 | — source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $468.60 | $781.00 | — source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $471.00 | $785.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $471.00 | $785.00 | — source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $471.00 | $785.00 | — source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $486.25 | $810.42 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital one side Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $491.07 | $1,227.68 | — source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $510.00 | $680.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital one side Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $519.54 | $1,298.86 | — source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY XR RIBS UNI 3V W/PA CHEST | $527.40 | $879.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC X-Ray, Ribs, Pa Chest, 3 | $534.60 | $891.00 | — source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $536.90 | $826.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC XR RIBS+CHEST UNIL 3 VWS | $596.97 | $1,407.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital one side Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $600.35 | $1,500.87 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC X-RAY RIBS, CHEST 3+ VW | $891.41 | $891.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,234.05 | $2,056.75 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,324.61 | $1,766.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,324.61 | $1,766.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,324.61 | $1,766.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,324.61 | $1,766.14 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,324.61 | $1,766.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,324.61 | $1,766.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $1,324.61 | $1,766.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital one side Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V RT | $1,327.06 | $1,327.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center one side Frankfort · Frankfort, KY XR RIBS UNI W/CXR 3+V LT | $1,555.80 | $1,555.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $132.00 | $189.00 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $231.42 | $353.43 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $293.32 | $680.00 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $468.60 | $469.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $234.84 | $264.99 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $291.60 | $301.08 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $200.10 | $534.60 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $254.39 | $744.22 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $365.40 | $400.06 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $291.60 | $291.60 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $208.50 | $208.50 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $263.69 | $263.69 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $274.58 | $274.58 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $113.04 | $113.04 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $1,324.61 | $1,324.61 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $337.51 | $337.51 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $1,555.80 | $1,555.80 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $183.50 | $183.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $471.00 | $471.00 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $158.50 | $158.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $468.60 | $468.60 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $379.80 | $379.80 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $291.60 | $291.60 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $153.30 | $153.30 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $486.25 | $486.25 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $491.07 | $491.07 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $381.44 | $381.44 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $95.39 | $95.39 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $510.00 | $510.00 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $310.20 | $310.20 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $231.37 | $231.37 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $359.48 | $359.48 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $367.22 | $367.22 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $536.90 | $536.90 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $471.00 | $471.00 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $348.00 | $348.00 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $446.40 | $446.40 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $373.20 | $373.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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.
Rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views in other states
- Alabama$243.15
- Alaska$548.73
- Arizona$265.64
- Arkansas$107.20
- California$616.00
- Colorado$388.74
- Connecticut$399.00
- Delaware$390.60
- District of Columbia$339.86
- Florida$670.22
- Georgia$299.97
- Hawaii$265.30
- Idaho$385.80
- Illinois$483.00
- Indiana$243.25
- Iowa$287.40
- Kansas$303.30
- Louisiana$136.64
- Maine$320.25
- Maryland$204.62
- Massachusetts$370.80
- Michigan$231.04
- Minnesota$291.06
- Mississippi$157.36
- Missouri$274.30
- Montana$262.52
- Nebraska$416.00
- Nevada$465.53
- New Hampshire$355.90
- New Jersey$134.45
- New Mexico$301.80
- New York$215.72
- North Carolina$307.43
- North Dakota$195.00
- Ohio$392.62
- Oklahoma$243.75
- Oregon$324.26
- Pennsylvania$411.06
- Puerto Rico$47.50
- Rhode Island$231.18
- South Carolina$360.75
- South Dakota$463.20
- Tennessee$156.06
- Texas$394.69
- Utah$608.73
- Vermont$664.09
- Virginia$411.00
- Washington$365.95
- West Virginia$227.00
- Wisconsin$276.15
- Wyoming$321.48
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.