CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Connecticut Childrens Medical Center

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$73

about 0.8× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $23–$119

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$66

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $73 This hospital $66 Cash price $137 Hospital's list price $228

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

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

Cheapest $17 Priciest $66

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (single view) is about $73 (about 0.8× the $89 Medicare rate). Connecticut Childrens Medical Center charges insurers about $66, or about $137 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hartford, CT.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$75 - $192	84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$34 - $172	38%
Aetnamajor	$60 - $192	67%
Cignamajor	$58 - $197	65%
Humanamajor	$66 - $192	74%
CDPHP	$194	218%
Harvard Pilgrim	$139 - $192	156%
HealthPartners	$58 - $197	65%
MVP Health Care	$58 - $197	65%
Tufts Health Plan	$58 - $197	65%
UniCare	$34 - $172	38%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$58 - $197

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 137), 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 Connecticut Childrens Medical Center 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 Connecticut Childrens Medical Center

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

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