CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$127

about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $28–$242

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$109

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $18 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $127 This hospital $109 Cash price $211 Hospital's list price $211

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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 $109

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 $127 (about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $109, or about $211 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kenedy, 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	$109 - $185	123%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$176 - $225	198%
Aetnamajor	$109 - $225	123%
Cignamajor	$128 - $163	144%
Humanamajor	$110 - $166	124%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$109 - $225

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 211), 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 Otto Kaiser Memorial 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.

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Other Procedures at Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital

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

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