CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$92
about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $32–$203
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$105
About the fair price
about $13 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $92 This hospital $105 Cash price $326 Hospital's list price $408

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $17 Priciest $105

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $92 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center charges insurers about $105, or about $326 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Thief River Falls, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $168 - $341 189%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $118 - $236 133%
Aetnamajor $168 - $355 189%
Cignamajor $367 413%
Health Net $367 413%
HealthPartners $168 - $330 189%
Medica $359 - $386 404%
Sanford Health Plan $155 - $257 174%
Security Health Plan $224 252%
UCare $92 - $358 103%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $92 - $367
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3001 Sanford Parkway, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals