CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$142

about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $48–$184

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$132

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $142 This hospital $132 Cash price $127 Hospital's list price $317

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $30 Priciest $132

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 (two views) is about $142 (about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate). Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio charges insurers about $132, or about $127 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portsmouth, OH.

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	$202	227%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$176	198%
Aetnamajor	$210	236%
Cignamajor	$110	124%
CareSource	$163	183%
Medical Mutual	$270	304%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$102 - $254

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 127), 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: 71046.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71046.
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 Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio

Compare: X-ray, chest (two views) at other OH hospitals

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