CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$139

about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $69–$201

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$127

About the fair price

about $12 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $139 This hospital $127 Cash price $289 Hospital's list price $1,054

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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 $16 Priciest $127

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 (two views) is about $139 (about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercy San Juan Medical Center charges insurers about $127, or about $289 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carmichael, 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	$27 - $182	30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$75 - $684	84%
Aetnamajor	$68 - $116	76%
Cignamajor	$327 - $436	368%
Humanamajor	$116	130%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$116 - $569	130%
Health Net	$63	71%
Molina	$52 - $116	58%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$26 - $843

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 289), 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 Mercy San Juan 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 Mercy San Juan Medical Center

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

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