CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center Acute

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$90
about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $67–$139
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$81
About the fair price
about $9 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $90 This hospital $81 Cash price $51 Hospital's list price $234

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $17 Priciest $81

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $90 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center Acute charges insurers about $81, or about $51 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New Orleans, LA.

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 $31 - $182 35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $60 - $81 67%
Aetnamajor $32 - $82 36%
Cignamajor $121 136%
Humanamajor $31 - $81 35%
AmeriHealth $32 36%
Health Net $177 199%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $32 - $187
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals