CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Northeastern Health System

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$106

about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $71–$177

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$106

About the fair price

1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $106 This hospital $106 Cash price $101 Hospital's list price $161

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $19 Priciest $106

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $106 (about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Northeastern Health System charges insurers about $106, or about $101 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tahlequah, OK.

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 - $2,946	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$46 - $3,277	52%
Aetnamajor	$20 - $2,946	22%
Cignamajor	$129	145%
Humanamajor	$5 - $5,925	6%
Ambetter (Centene)	$121 - $10,372	136%
GEHA	$129	145%
Medica	$89	100%
WellCare	$91	102%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$33 - $161

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

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 101), 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 Northeastern Health System 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 Northeastern Health System

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