CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hand

Facility: St James Hospital

Billing Code: 73130 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$137

about 1.5× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $125–$199

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$137

About the fair price

1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $137 This hospital $137 Hospital's list price $297

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 7 other MT hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $60 Priciest $283

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 MT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a X-ray, hand is about $137 (about 1.5× the $89 Medicare rate). St James Hospital charges insurers about $137 — about the fair price. Located in Butte, MT.

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	$90 - $253	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$177 - $297	199%
Aetnamajor	$282	317%
Cignamajor	$156 - $282	175%
Humanamajor	$91	102%
GEHA	$253	285%
PacificSource	$128 - $282	144%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$94 - $282

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, 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: 73130.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St James Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 73130.
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 St James Hospital

Compare: X-ray, hand at other MT hospitals

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