CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: North Austin Medical Center

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$111

about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $42–$128

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$115

About the fair price

about $4 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $111 This hospital $115 Cash price $125 Hospital's list price $125

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $19 Priciest $115

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (single view) is about $111 (about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate). North Austin Medical Center charges insurers about $115, or about $125 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Austin, TX.

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	$27 - $295	30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$27 - $244	30%
Aetnamajor	$32 - $162	36%
Cignamajor	$107 - $136	120%
Humanamajor	$32	36%
Amerigroup	$17 - $92	19%
Health Net	$77 - $426	87%
Healthcare Highways	$35 - $196	39%
Moda Health	$28 - $242	31%
Molina	$28	31%
+ 20 smaller / regional plans	$26 - $590

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (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 125), 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: 71045.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm North Austin Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71045.
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 North Austin Medical Center

Compare: X-ray, chest (single view) at other TX hospitals

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