CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$145

about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $103–$225

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$128

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $17 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $145 This hospital $128 Cash price $322 Hospital's list price $403

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $19 Priciest $128

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $145 (about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate). Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $128, or about $322 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lebanon, PA.

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	$498	560%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$19 - $317	21%
Aetnamajor	$80 - $327	90%
Cignamajor	$237	267%
Geisinger	$242	272%
UPMC Health Plan	$242	272%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 322), 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 Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital

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

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