CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Northern Louisiana Medical Center

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$161

about 1.8× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $40–$168

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$161

About the fair price

1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $161 This hospital $161 Cash price $251 Hospital's list price $457

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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 $24 Priciest $161

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 (single view) is about $161 (about 1.8× the $89 Medicare rate). Northern Louisiana Medical Center charges insurers about $161, or about $251 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ruston, LA.

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	$34 - $457	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$65 - $161	73%
Aetnamajor	$27 - $274	30%
Cignamajor	$228	256%
Humanamajor	$72	81%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$228	256%
GEHA	$366 - $434	412%
Health Net	$224	252%
+ 45 smaller / regional plans	$171 - $457

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 8 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 251), 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 Northern Louisiana 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 Northern Louisiana Medical Center

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

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