X-ray, chest (two views)
Facility: Shirley Ryan Abilitylab
Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 71046
- Insurance Median: $547
- Cash Discount Price: $505
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 6.15x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $88.91 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 615% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 515%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care Services Corporation | $23 - $404 | 26% |
| Aetna | $23 - $448 | 26% |
| Humana | $92 | 103% |
| Wellcare Meridian Fide | $92 | 103% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $92 - $412 | 103% |
| Tricare | $92 | 103% |
| Advocate Health Partners | $93 - $841 | 105% |
| County Care | $118 | 133% |
| Meridian Health Plan | $118 | 133% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $118 - $391 | 133% |
| Paradigm Health Corporation | $170 - $547 | 191% |
| Uic Physician Group-Campuscare | $420 - $482 | 472% |
| Hfn | $425 - $867 | 478% |
| Corvel Corporation | $438 | 493% |
| Coventry Workers Comp | $438 | 493% |
| Multiplan | $438 | 493% |
| Personalcare Insurance of Il/Firsthealth Grp Corp/Coventryhealth and Life Insurance Co | $447 - $819 | 503% |
| State of Illinois | $447 - $512 | 503% |
| Uic Physician Group | $463 - $780 | 521% |
| Endeavor Health Sites 243/447 Northshore and Edwards | $463 | 521% |
| Union Health Service | $471 | 530% |
| Cigna | $473 - $516 | 532% |
| Affordable Health Care Concepts | $505 - $579 | 568% |
| University of Chicago Practice Plan | $505 - $626 | 568% |
| Loyola University Physician Foundation | $547 | 615% |
| Health Care Services Corporation DBA Managed Care Network Preferred | $573 - $748 | 644% |
| Advocate and Advocate Health Partners | $589 | 662% |
| Resurrection Health Care Preferred | $631 - $770 | 710% |
| Gallagher Benefit Administrators | $631 - $722 | 710% |
| Health Care Services Corporation D/B/A HMO Illinois | $656 | 738% |
| Unicare Life and Health Insurance | $656 - $751 | 738% |
| Private Healthcare Systems | $673 - $770 | 757% |
| Health Payors Organization | $715 - $819 | 804% |
| Cofinity Aka Ppom | $715 - $819 | 804% |
| Healthnetwork | $740 - $847 | 832% |