CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: OHSU Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$100

about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $93–$148

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$103

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $100 This hospital $103 Cash price $333 Hospital's list price $512

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $20 Priciest $103

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $100 (about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate). OHSU Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $103, or about $333 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portland, OR.

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	$93 - $398	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$297	334%
Aetnamajor	$95 - $117	107%
Cignamajor	$304	342%
Humanamajor	$88 - $104	99%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$78 - $227	88%
Health Net	$78 - $397	88%
Moda Health	$103 - $340	116%
Molina	$512	576%
Providence Health Plan	$105 - $117	118%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$70 - $398

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 333), 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 OHSU Hospital and Clinics 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 OHSU Hospital and Clinics

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

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