CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Rush University Medical Center

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$119

about 1.3× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $75–$174

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$112

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $119 This hospital $112 Cash price $199 Hospital's list price $397

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $15 Priciest $112

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (single view) is about $119 (about 1.3× the $89 Medicare rate). Rush University Medical Center charges insurers about $112, or about $199 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chicago, IL.

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	$225 - $536	253%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33 - $397	37%
Aetnamajor	$96 - $397	108%
Cignamajor	$112 - $397	126%
Humanamajor	$397	447%
Ambetter (Centene)	$126	142%
Devoted Health	$397	447%
Meridian	$70 - $98	79%
Molina	$75 - $127	84%
WellCare	$397	447%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$70 - $421

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 199), 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 Rush University 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 Rush University Medical Center

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

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