CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$143

about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $71–$147

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$143

About the fair price

1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $143 This hospital $143 Cash price $60 Hospital's list price $400

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $26 Priciest $143

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (single view) is about $143 (about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc charges insurers about $143, or about $60 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Memphis, AR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$145	163%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15 - $240	17%
Aetnamajor	$85 - $120	96%
Humanamajor	$47 - $85	53%
CareSource	$12	13%
Devoted Health	$82	92%
Health Net	$161	181%
Molina	$82 - $149	92%
Oscar Health	$81	91%
+ 60 smaller / regional plans	$12 - $240

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 60), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 71045.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71045.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc

Compare: X-ray, chest (single view) at other AR hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.