CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Adventist Health Clearlake

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$205

about 2.3× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $48–$404

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$114

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $91 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $205 This hospital $114 Cash price $275 Hospital's list price $763

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $114

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 $205 (about 2.3× the $89 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Clearlake charges insurers about $114, or about $275 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Clearlake, 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	$166 - $673	187%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$105 - $176	118%
Aetnamajor	$537 - $603	604%
Cignamajor	$647 - $726	728%
Humanamajor	$611 - $686	687%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$151 - $726	170%
Health Net	$590 - $662	664%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$25 - $1,332

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 275), 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 Adventist Health Clearlake 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 Adventist Health Clearlake

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

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