CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: AHS Hospital Corp

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$97

about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $54–$104

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$96

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $97 This hospital $96 Cash price $306 Hospital's list price $2,826

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $23 Priciest $96

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ 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 (single view) is about $97 (about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate). AHS Hospital Corp charges insurers about $96, or about $306 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hackettstown, NJ.

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	$132	148%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12 - $96	13%
Aetnamajor	$21 - $135	24%
Cignamajor	$43 - $96	48%
Humanamajor	$307	345%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$325	366%
Ambetter (Centene)	$96	108%
AmeriHealth	$96 - $319	108%
GEHA	$132	148%
Harvard Pilgrim	$132	148%
Health Net	$26 - $502	29%
MagnaCare	$296 - $473	333%
MVP Health Care	$51	57%
Oscar Health	$307	345%
Tufts Health Plan	$51	57%
UPMC Health Plan	$96	108%
WellCare	$96	108%
+ 78 smaller / regional plans	$26 - $591

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

Excludes 24 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 306), 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 AHS Hospital Corp 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 AHS Hospital Corp

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

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