CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Banner Payson Medical Center

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$131

about 1.5× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $109–$210

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$97

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $34 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $131 This hospital $97 Cash price $118 Hospital's list price $229

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $23 Priciest $97

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $131 (about 1.5× the $89 Medicare rate). Banner Payson Medical Center charges insurers about $97, or about $118 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Payson, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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	$94 - $153	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$94 - $129	106%
Aetnamajor	$93 - $152	105%
Cignamajor	$94 - $182	106%
Humanamajor	$100	112%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$94	106%
Banner Health	$59 - $94	66%
Devoted Health	$103	116%
Health Net	$59 - $139	66%
Oscar Health	$155	174%
UPMC Health Plan	$94	106%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$59 - $206

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 118), 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: 71046.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Banner Payson Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71046.
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 Banner Payson Medical Center

Compare: X-ray, chest (two views) at other AZ hospitals

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