CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$39
about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $26–$90
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$72
Well above the fair price
about $33 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $39 This hospital $72 Cash price $73 Hospital's list price $73

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $17 Priciest $72

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $39 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York charges insurers about $72, or about $73 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Troy, NY.

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 $39. 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.

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 $12 - $550 13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $16 - $250 18%
Aetnamajor $19 - $115 21%
Cignamajor $27 - $110 30%
Humanamajor $9 - $86 10%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $27 - $86 30%
Ambetter (Centene) $27 - $86 30%
AmeriHealth $27 - $86 30%
AvMed $27 - $86 30%
Bright Health $27 - $86 30%
CareSource $27 - $86 30%
Clover Health $27 - $86 30%
Dean Health Plan $27 - $86 30%
Fidelis Care $27 - $196 30%
Friday Health $27 - $86 30%
GEHA $27 - $86 30%
Geisinger $27 - $86 30%
Harvard Pilgrim $27 - $86 30%
Health Net $27 - $86 30%
HealthLink $27 - $86 30%
HealthPartners $27 - $110 30%
Independent Health $27 - $468 30%
MagnaCare $27 - $468 30%
Medica $27 - $86 30%
Medical Mutual $27 - $86 30%
Meridian $27 - $86 30%
Moda Health $27 - $86 30%
Molina $27 - $86 30%
MVP Health Care $27 - $106 30%
Oscar Health $27 - $86 30%
PacificSource $27 - $86 30%
Paramount $27 - $86 30%
Presbyterian $27 - $86 30%
Priority Health $27 - $110 30%
Providence Health Plan $27 - $86 30%
Sanford Health Plan $27 - $86 30%
Security Health Plan $27 - $86 30%
SelectHealth $27 - $86 30%
Sentara $27 - $86 30%
Tufts Health Plan $27 - $110 30%
UCare $27 - $86 30%
UniCare $27 - $250 30%
UPMC Health Plan $27 - $86 30%
WellCare $27 - $86 30%
WellMed $27 - $86 30%
WellSense $27 - $86 30%
+ 1048 smaller / regional plans $10 - $550
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 42 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2215 Burdett Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals