CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: North Austin Medical Center

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$116

about 1.3× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $54–$129

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$122

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $116 This hospital $122 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 $122

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 (two views) is about $116 (about 1.3× the $89 Medicare rate). North Austin Medical Center charges insurers about $122, 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	$28 - $349	31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33 - $244	37%
Aetnamajor	$43 - $220	48%
Cignamajor	$107 - $136	120%
Humanamajor	$42	47%
Amerigroup	$16 - $108	18%
Health Net	$72 - $504	81%
Healthcare Highways	$32 - $232	36%
Moda Health	$26 - $287	29%
Molina	$37	42%
+ 20 smaller / regional plans	$32 - $698

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: 71046.

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 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 North Austin Medical Center

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

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