CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$178

about 2.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $50–$409

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$393

Well above the fair price

about $215 over the fair price · 4.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $178 This hospital $393 Cash price $228 Hospital's list price $393

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $393

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 $178 (about 2.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $393, or about $228 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Hillsboro, WI.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $178. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$208 - $275	234%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$147 - $393	165%
Aetnamajor	$373	420%
Cignamajor	$322	362%
Humanamajor	$334	376%
Amerigroup	$24	27%
Quartz	$214	241%
Security Health Plan	$77	87%
UCare	$204 - $314	229%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$147 - $1,529

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 228), 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 Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics

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

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