CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Mount Carmel St Ann's

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$93

about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $46–$402

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$306

Well above the fair price

about $213 over the fair price · 3.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $93 This hospital $306 Hospital's list price $638

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $24 Priciest $306

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (single view) is about $93 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Mount Carmel St Ann's charges insurers about $306 — well above the fair price. Located in Westerville, OH.

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 $93. 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.

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	$84 - $7,902	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$82 - $638	92%
Aetnamajor	$82 - $3,563	92%
Cignamajor	$116 - $2,921	130%
Humanamajor	$326 - $638	367%
AmeriHealth	$298	335%
CareSource	$466	524%
GEHA	$286 - $7,902	322%
HealthLink	$478	538%
HealthPartners	$116 - $2,921	130%
MagnaCare	$298	335%
Medical Mutual	$206 - $506	232%
MVP Health Care	$116 - $2,921	130%
Oscar Health	$84	94%
Paramount	$336	378%
Priority Health	$116 - $2,921	130%
Sentara	$638	718%
UniCare	$298	335%
+ 90 smaller / regional plans	$84 - $3,563

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 7 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, 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 Mount Carmel St Ann's 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Mount Carmel St Ann's

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

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