CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$82
about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $51–$93
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$93
About the fair price
about $11 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $82 This hospital $93 Cash price $146 Hospital's list price $440

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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 $15 Priciest $93

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 (single view) is about $82 (about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate). Milton S Hershey Medical Center charges insurers about $93, or about $146 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hershey, PA.

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 $94 - $212 106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $78 - $496 88%
Aetnamajor $93 - $223 105%
Cignamajor $281 316%
Humanamajor $93 105%
AmeriHealth $78 - $92 88%
Cigna HealthSpring $93 105%
Geisinger $83 - $328 93%
HealthPartners $86 - $94 97%
UPMC Health Plan $94 - $325 106%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $86 - $115
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals