CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Bienville Medical Center

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$76

about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $21–$187

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$211

Well above the fair price

about $135 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $76 This hospital $211 Cash price $216 Hospital's list price $360

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $211

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 $76 (about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate). Bienville Medical Center charges insurers about $211, or about $216 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Arcadia, LA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $76. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$20 - $320	22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$207 - $328	233%
Aetnamajor	$20 - $546	22%
Cignamajor	$172 - $273	193%
Humanamajor	$186 - $352	209%
Ambetter (Centene)	$186 - $295	209%
AmeriHealth	$20 - $320	22%
+ 20 smaller / regional plans	$20 - $546

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

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 216), 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: 71046.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Bienville Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71046.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

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Other Procedures at Bienville Medical Center

Compare: X-ray, chest (two views) at other LA hospitals

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