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PeaceHealth St John Medical Center

LongviewCowlitz CountyAcute Care Hospitals

Forearm X-ray

Quality: 4 of 5 (CMS overall rating)Earliest available date: call (360) 414-2000

What you may pay

With insurance from an employer or private plan
$20.70 – $595At least one plan lists 2 separate amounts for this procedure. They may be parts of one bill that you pay together (for example the hospital’s fee and the fee of the doctor who reads a scan) or alternatives (inpatient or outpatient). We don’t show one price or compare it until we can tell which; every line is listed below. Ask the hospital which lines apply to you.
Paying yourself (cash price)
$296 – $592The hospital lists 3 separate amounts for this procedure. They may be parts of one bill that you pay together (for example the hospital’s fee and the fee of the doctor who reads a scan) or alternatives (inpatient or outpatient). We don’t show one price or compare it until we can tell which; every line is listed below. Ask the hospital which lines apply to you.

These are prices the hospital published, not a quote. With insurance you usually pay part of the rate (your deductible and coinsurance); the estimator on the procedure page works it out. A higher price does not mean better care.

Doctors usually bill separately. At most hospitals these are the hospital’s own charges. The surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist or pathologist usually sends a separate bill: ask each of them for an estimate too.

Source: PeaceHealth St John Medical Center’s own price file. CareNavIQ last refreshed prices on 2026-11-05.

Next step: ask the hospital for a Good Faith Estimate for this procedure (phone number above).

Bills to expect

A procedure usually brings several bills, each from whoever did that part of your care. Here is what to expect, with what Traditional Medicare allows for each doctor’s part in this area (Washington outside King County) and an estimate for private plans.

BillWho sends itHow likelyStatusTraditional Medicare allowsPrivate plans (estimate)
Hospital's feeThe X-ray: equipment and technologistThe hospitalExpectedPublished by the hospital: the prices above——
RadiologistReading the X-ray and writing the reportThe radiology groupExpectedBilled separately; amount estimated$8$9 to $14
Ordering doctor's visitThe visit where the X-ray is ordered or the results are explainedYour doctorPossibleBilled separately; not priced——

What you’d pay for these bills

Adds up your share of the hospital’s bill and the expected doctors’ bills above (not the possible ones). What you type stays in your browser.

Your coverage

Your plan’s summary of benefits says how it charges for each kind of care. Leave these as they are if it uses the deductible and coinsurance.

The hospital's bill
The bill from the doctor doing the procedure

You pay about $11 to $12 of about $54 to $59 billed to your plan.

Your share of the hospital's bill is about $9; the rest is your share of the doctors' bills. The doctors' bills are estimates. Enter your out-of-pocket maximum to see whether you'd reach it. Assumes everyone is in your network.

How each bill comes to you

Each provider sends a claim to your plan. It applies its allowed amount, then your deductible, copay and coinsurance, and sends you an Explanation of Benefits. Then the provider bills you the “You owe” line. Bills are in the order your plan is assumed to process them, the hospital first. The doctors' bills are estimates.

Show the bills at
  1. Hospital's feeSent by the hospital
    The provider's chargeThe hospital's price file doesn't list one charge for this; in network it doesn't change what you owe.
    Not published
    Allowed amountWhat the insurer counts for this bill.
    $44.84
    Your plan pays
    $35.87
    Your coinsurance
    $8.97
    You oweThe provider bills you this after the insurer pays.
    $8.97
  2. RadiologistSent by the radiology group
    The provider's chargeDoctors don't publish their charges; in network it doesn't change what you owe.
    Not published
    Allowed amountWhat the insurer counts for this bill.
    $9.18
    Your plan pays
    $7.34
    Your coinsurance
    $1.84
    You oweThe provider bills you this after the insurer pays.
    $1.84
All bills: allowed amounts
$54.02
Your plan pays
$43.21
You owe in all
$10.81
Who owes what, and when you might owe more
  • The insurance adjustment Written off

    An in-network provider agrees to accept your plan's allowed amount. The difference between its charge and that amount is written off: you don't owe it, and it shouldn't appear on your bill.

  • Deductible You pay

    What you pay each year before your plan starts sharing costs. It is applied to bills in the order your plan processes them, so the first bill can take all of it.

  • Copay You pay

    A fixed amount for a kind of care, such as a hospital stay or a surgeon's visit. Your plan's summary of benefits says whether it applies before or after the deductible, and whether a stay's copay is per day.

  • Coinsurance You pay

    Your percentage of the allowed amount after the deductible, such as 20%.

  • Out-of-pocket maximum Your plan pays

    Once your deductible, copays and coinsurance for the year reach it, your plan pays 100% of covered in-network care for the rest of the plan year.

  • Each provider bills separately You pay

    The hospital, surgeon, anesthesia group, radiologist and pathologist each send their own claim and their own bill. All of them count toward the same deductible and yearly maximum.

  • Out of network and surprise bills It depends

    A provider outside your plan's network can bill you the difference between its charge and what your plan pays (a balance bill). It can't for emergency care, or when anesthesia, radiology, pathology, an assistant surgeon or a hospital doctor treats you at an in-network hospital: under federal law (the No Surprises Act) and, for Washington-regulated plans and self-funded plans that opt in, RCW 48.49, those groups cannot balance bill you. Your deductible and coinsurance still apply, at in-network amounts.

  • Not covered, or no prior authorization It depends

    If your plan decides a service isn't covered, or it needed prior authorization that wasn't approved, the plan pays nothing for it and the provider may bill you. Ask the provider to get prior authorization before your care. If an in-network provider didn't get it, the provider's contract may stop it billing you: ask your plan before you pay.

  • A second insurance It depends

    If you have a second plan, the first plan pays first and the second may then pay some or all of your share. These estimates use one plan only.

  • Wait for the Explanation of Benefits You pay

    After each claim your insurer sends an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) with the allowed amount, what it paid and what you may owe. It is not a bill. Pay a provider's bill only when it matches the EOB's “you may owe” amount, and ask the provider or insurer about any difference.

  • Help from the hospital It depends

    Washington hospitals must give free or discounted care based on income, including deductibles and coinsurance for insured patients: free up to 200% or 300% of the federal poverty level depending on the hospital, with discounts above that (RCW 70.170). You can apply after you get a bill. It covers the hospital's bill; doctor groups that bill separately have their own policies.

  • If you pay yourself instead You pay

    You can choose not to use your insurance and pay the cash price; then nothing counts toward your deductible. Ask each provider for a Good Faith Estimate. If a bill is $400 or more above it, you can dispute it within 120 days.

Get it confirmed before your care

The hospital, each doctor’s group and your insurer can each confirm their part in writing. Here is a request for each one, ready to send from your own email, and what to say if you’d rather call. Nothing you do here is saved.

Coming: CareNavIQ will be able to send these for you, follow up, and tell you when everything is confirmed, with your permission.

How you’ll pay

PeaceHealth St John Medical Center

The largest bill.

Request to send

Subject: Estimate request: forearm x-ray at PeaceHealth St John Medical Center

Hello,

I am planning a forearm x-ray (billing code CPT 73090) at PeaceHealth St John Medical Center.

Under Washington law (RCW 70.01.030), I am asking for a written estimate of the hospital's charges, with the billing codes you plan to use.

Name: [YOUR NAME]
Date of birth: [DATE OF BIRTH]
Insurance: [PLAN NAME], member ID [MEMBER ID]
Planned date: [DATE, IF KNOWN]

Thank you.

Replace the words in [brackets] with your details before you send it.

Open in my email

If you call. Call (360) 414-2000 and ask for the price estimate or patient financial services line. Say: "I'd like a written estimate for my forearm x-ray."

0 of 3 sent. Washington law gives you the right to these estimates but sets no deadline: if you haven't heard back in five business days, send it again or call.

How these are worked out. Medicare amounts are CMS’s 2026 physician fee schedule for this area, at the rate for care in a hospital. Private-plan estimates are 118% to 179% of Medicare for doctors (the range across 19 studies in KFF’s review of what private insurers pay) and 3 to 5 times Medicare for anesthesia (a published industry estimate). Anesthesia is paid by the minute, so its range assumes the time shown. Medicare pays an assistant at surgery 13.6% to 16% of the surgeon’s fee. Where we have your insurer’s own published rates for the doctors here (below), the estimator uses those for that insurer’s employer plans instead. Your plan’s own rates may be outside these ranges: ask each office for an estimate, and for its network status. At an in-network hospital, the anesthesia, radiology, pathology and assistant groups can’t charge you more than your in-network cost share, even if they are out of network (No Surprises Act).

76 published prices, grouped by who each price applies to.

Cash price 4 prices

The hospital's discounted price for patients paying without insurance.

PricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
$296Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS—Outpatient—
$302Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS—Outpatient—
$302Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARM—Outpatient—
$592Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS—Outpatient—

List price (before discounts) 4 prices

The hospital's full chargemaster price. Few patients pay this amount.

PricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
$455Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS—Outpatient—
$464Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARM—Outpatient—
$464Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS—Outpatient—
$910Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS—Outpatient—

Commercial insurance 10 prices

Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices marked “below Medicare” are less than Traditional Medicare pays this hospital for the same code. They may be one line of a bigger bill or a mistake in the hospital’s file: ask the plan for its rate.

PayerPlanPricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
Molina Healthcare of WACommercial$20.70Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Molina Healthcare of WACommercial$41.39Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Molina Healthcare of WACommercial$41.39Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Pacific SourceCommercial PSN/Voyager$44.84Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMfee scheduleOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldCommercial$298Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldCommercial$595Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldCommercial$595Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldUMP$134Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldUMP$268Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldUMP$268Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—

Medicare Advantage 42 prices

Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices marked “below Medicare” are less than Traditional Medicare pays this hospital for the same code (under 80% of it, for Medicare Advantage plans). They may be one line of a bigger bill or a mistake in the hospital’s file: ask the plan for its rate.

PayerPlanPricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
Aetna HealthMedicare Advantage$56.91Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Aetna HealthMedicare Advantage$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Aetna HealthMedicare Advantage$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
CareOregonMedicare Advantage$40.36Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
CareOregonMedicare Advantage$80.71Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
CareOregonMedicare Advantage$80.71Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
CareOregonMedicare Advantage COA Star$52.77Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
CareOregonMedicare Advantage COA Star$106Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
CareOregonMedicare Advantage COA Star$106Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
DevotedMedicare Advantage$54.33Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
DevotedMedicare Advantage$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
DevotedMedicare Advantage$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Health Net Health PlanMedicare Advantage$56.91Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Health Net Health PlanMedicare Advantage$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Health Net Health PlanMedicare Advantage$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Humana Health PlanMedicare HMO/PPO$56.91Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Humana Health PlanMedicare HMO/PPO$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Humana Health PlanMedicare HMO/PPO$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Kaiser NorthwestMedicare Advantage$54.33Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Kaiser NorthwestMedicare Advantage$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Kaiser NorthwestMedicare Advantage$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Moda Health PlanMedicare Advantage$51.74Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Moda Health PlanMedicare Advantage$103Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Moda Health PlanMedicare Advantage$103Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Molina Healthcare of WAMedicare Advantage$55.36Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Molina Healthcare of WAMedicare Advantage$111Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Molina Healthcare of WAMedicare Advantage$111Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Pacific SourceMedicare Advantage HMO and PPO$54.33Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Pacific SourceMedicare Advantage HMO and PPO$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Pacific SourceMedicare Advantage HMO and PPO$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldMedicare Advantage HMO$52.26Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldMedicare Advantage HMO$105Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldMedicare Advantage HMO$105Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldMedicare Advantage PPO$52.26Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldMedicare Advantage PPO$105Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Regence Blue ShieldMedicare Advantage PPO$105Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareMedicare Payer Appendix$54.33Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareMedicare Payer Appendix$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareMedicare Payer Appendix$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
WellcareMedicare Advantage$56.91Below Medicare ($104)Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
WellcareMedicare Advantage$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
WellcareMedicare Advantage$114Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—

Medicaid managed care 9 prices

Rate for an Apple Health managed-care plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

PayerPlanPricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
CareOregonOHP/Medicaid$40.36Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
CareOregonOHP/Medicaid$80.71Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
CareOregonOHP/Medicaid$80.71Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
WellpointManaged Medicaid$54.33Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
WellpointManaged Medicaid$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
WellpointManaged Medicaid$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Wellpoint Behavioral HealthManaged Medicaid$54.33Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
Wellpoint Behavioral HealthManaged Medicaid$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
Wellpoint Behavioral HealthManaged Medicaid$109Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—

Unknown 7 prices

The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.

PayerPlanPricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
Pacific SourceCoordinated Care (Ind and NonInd)$42.30Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMfee scheduleOutpatient—
United HealthcareAll Payer Appendix$368Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareAll Payer Appendix$736Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareAll Payer Appendix$736Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareDoctors Plan$321Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareDoctors Plan$643Hospital’s feeX-RAY EXAM OF FOREARMotherOutpatient—
United HealthcareDoctors Plan$643Hospital’s feeX-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWSotherOutpatient—

Doctors here who do this procedure

No doctor affiliated with PeaceHealth St John Medical Center billed Traditional Medicare for this often enough for CMS to publish it (11 or more patients a year). That doesn’t mean no one here does it. See all doctors and practices for this procedure.

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