CMS Price Transparency Data
X-ray, chest (single view)
Facility: Gifford Medical Center
Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$27
about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $11–$97
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $27 Cash price $37 Hospital's list price $74
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $8 - $324 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $290 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $70 - $324 | 79% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $273 | 13% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $59 - $273 | 66% |
| MVP Health Care | $8 - $290 | 9% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $8 - $154 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Gifford Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, chest (single view) at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $25
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $25
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $25
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $236
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.