CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Dequincy Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$105

about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $34–$123

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$101

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $105 This hospital $101 Cash price $106 Hospital's list price $152

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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 $101

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 $105 (about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Dequincy Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $101, or about $106 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dequincy, 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	$64 - $152	72%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$141 - $145	159%
Aetnamajor	$9 - $101	10%
Cignamajor	$8 - $152	9%
Humanamajor	$24 - $111	27%
Ambetter (Centene)	$64	72%
AmeriHealth	$101	114%
WellCare	$64	72%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$64 - $152

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 106), 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 Dequincy Memorial Hospital 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 Dequincy Memorial Hospital

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

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