CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$213

about 2.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $79–$230

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$184

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $29 under the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $213 This hospital $184 Cash price $545 Hospital's list price $1,000

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $18 Priciest $184

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (single view) is about $213 (about 2.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $184, or about $545 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Grass Valley, CA.

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	$116 - $670	130%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$51 - $186	57%
Aetnamajor	$55 - $116	62%
Cignamajor	$255 - $870	287%
Humanamajor	$116	130%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$116 - $770	130%
Health Net	$40 - $116	45%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$18 - $116

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 545), 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 Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital 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 Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

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

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