X-ray, chest (two views)
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $26 compared to the $24 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.08× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other ID hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $24 (about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $26 — about the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.
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
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 | $8 - $296 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $1,483 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $272 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $8 - $3,900 | 9% |
| Humanamajor | $8 - $296 | 9% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $20 - $1,483 | 22% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| Clover Health | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| Dean Health Plan | $40 - $266 | 45% |
| GEHA | $21 - $272 | 24% |
| Health Net | $8 - $266 | 9% |
| HealthPartners | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| Meridian | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| Moda Health | $21 - $500 | 24% |
| Molina | $8 - $608 | 9% |
| PacificSource | $10 - $216 | 11% |
| Paramount | $8 - $266 | 9% |
| Presbyterian | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| Priority Health | $499 - $3,900 | 561% |
| SelectHealth | $26 - $1,097 | 29% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| WellMed | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| WellSense | $8 - $26 | 9% |
| + 367 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $3,900 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, chest (two views) at other ID hospitals
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $18
- Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics · Orofino $19
- St Mary's Hospital · Cottonwood $19
- Boundary Community Hospital · Bonners Ferry $21
- Benewah Community Hospital · Saint Maries $21
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $23
- West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $27
- St Luke's Nampa Medical Center · Nampa $37
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $36
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $36).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $24 Fair BaseRate ($89 Medicare)
Your bill ($98) is $74 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($24) and 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.