CMS Price Transparency Data
X-ray, chest (single view)
Facility: Hospital for Special Surgery
Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$85
about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $23–$154
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $85 Cash price $283 Hospital's list price $283
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 | $6 - $348 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $514 | 10% |
| Aetnamajor | $23 - $238 | 26% |
| Cignamajor | $19 - $295 | 21% |
| Fidelis Care | $7 - $23 | 8% |
| GEHA | $302 | 340% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $270 - $348 | 304% |
| Molina | $9 - $345 | 10% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $302 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Hospital for Special Surgery
Compare: X-ray, chest (single view) at other NY hospitals
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $19
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $20
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $20
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $20
- Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York · Troy $21
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $22
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $22
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $23
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.