Rib and chest X-ray cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $93.00 to $710.00, with a median of $195.00. The lowest price is at Nelson County Health System Hospital (McVille). The highest price is 7.6× 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$93.00Nelson County Health System Hospital
Median$195.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$710.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$102.00vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson County Health System Hospital one side lowest McVille · McVille, ND HC RIBS UNILATERAL 2 V PA CHEST | $93.00 | $93.00 | — source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake, ND HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST | $97.27 | $137.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison · Garrison, ND HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST | $110.16 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center one side Elgin · Elgin, ND RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT W CHEST MIN 3 VWS | $118.50 | $158.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Heart of America Medical Center one side Rugby · Rugby, ND HC RIBS UNILATERAL 2 V PA CHEST | $144.75 | $193.00 | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services one side Bowman · Bowman, ND XR RIBS UNILAT W PA CHEST LT,LEFT | $147.60 | $164.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo one side Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN XRAY RIBS UNILAT 2 VWS WITH PA CHEST | $159.75 | $213.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Medical Center one side Ashley · Ashley, ND XR RIBS UNI LT INC CHEST,Left | $162.00 | $162.00 | — source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC RIBS UNI PA CHEST | $165.75 | $325.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System one side Watford City · Watford City, ND RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT W CHEST MIN 3 VWS | $177.45 | $273.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Towner County Medical Center one side Cando · Cando, ND Hc Ribs Unilateral 2 V Pa Chest | $180.00 | $180.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center one side Williston · Williston, ND RIBS 2V W CHEST LT | $181.54 | $313.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center one side Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC RIBS UNILATERAL 2 V PA CHEST | $195.00 | $244.00 | — source file |
| Linton Regional Medical Center one side Linton · Linton, ND Xray Ribs Unilat 2 Vws With Pa Chest | $196.00 | $196.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck one side Bismarck · Bismarck, ND RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT W CHEST MIN 3 VWS | $205.60 | $257.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital one side Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC RIBS UNILATERAL 2 V PA CHEST | $215.33 | $353.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake one side Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC RIBS UNILATERAL 2 V PA CHEST | $215.33 | $353.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center one side Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT W CHEST MIN 3 VWS | $260.80 | $326.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center one side Mayville · Mayville, ND RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT W CHEST MIN 3 VWS | $260.80 | $326.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital one side Kenmare · Minot, ND XR RIBS W/ 1 VIEW CHEST LEFT | $264.80 | $331.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals one side Minot · Minot, ND XR RIBS W/ 1 VIEW CHEST RIGHT | $264.80 | $331.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Xr-ribs 3+ Views | $301.00 | $301.00 | — source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius one side Harvey · Harvey, ND Xr Ribs W/ Pa Chest Right | $374.00 | $415.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center one side Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN RAD EXAM RIBS UNILAT W CHEST MIN 3 VWS | $443.20 | $554.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| PAM Cubed Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo one side Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN RAD Ribs Uni W/Pa Cht Rt | $710.00 | $710.00 | Aug 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND-MN | 3 | $159.75 | $443.20 |
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $165.75 | $185.68 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $195.00 | $205.16 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $264.80 | $264.80 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $181.54 | $241.27 |
| Ashley, ND | 1 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $147.60 | $147.60 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $215.33 | $215.33 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $118.50 | $118.50 |
| Garrison, ND | 1 | $110.16 | $110.16 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $374.00 | $374.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $260.80 | $260.80 |
| Linton, ND | 1 | $196.00 | $196.00 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $260.80 | $260.80 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
| Rugby, ND | 1 | $144.75 | $144.75 |
| Turtle Lake, ND | 1 | $97.27 | $97.27 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $177.45 | $177.45 |
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
- Kentucky$347.66
- 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
- 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.