CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$124

about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $88–$188

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$102

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $22 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $124 This hospital $102 Cash price $250 Hospital's list price $499

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $79 Priciest $102

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $124 (about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center charges insurers about $102, or about $250 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Culpeper, VA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$87 - $640	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$87 - $261	98%
Aetnamajor	$58 - $324	65%
Cignamajor	$87 - $333	98%
Humanamajor	$87 - $92	98%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$449	505%
GEHA	$214 - $517	241%
Sentara	$100 - $388	112%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$79 - $379

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, 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 250), 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 Uva Health Culpeper 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 Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

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

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