CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Marshfield Medical Center - Weston

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$173

about 1.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $127–$244

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$152

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $21 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $173 This hospital $152 Cash price $260 Hospital's list price $274

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $21 Priciest $152

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $173 (about 1.9× the $89 Medicare rate). Marshfield Medical Center - Weston charges insurers about $152, or about $260 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Weston, WI.

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	$226	254%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$161 - $182	181%
Aetnamajor	$263	296%
Cignamajor	$258	290%
HealthPartners	$260	292%
Medica	$255 - $261	287%
Molina	$233	262%
Sanford Health Plan	$151	170%
Security Health Plan	$122 - $168	137%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$137 - $1,193

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 260), 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 Marshfield Medical Center - Weston 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 Marshfield Medical Center - Weston

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

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