What does Aetna pay for CPT 71046 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

The local peer median for CPT 71046 under Aetna in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $64.35, based on 994 indexed providers. Modeled from published rates, not guaranteed.

What is the top of the local market (P90) for CPT 71046 under Aetna in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

The P90, the top of the local market and Reddenda's target rate, is $64.35.

How does Aetna's rate for CPT 71046 compare to Medicare?

The Aetna local median of $64.35 is 195% of Medicare's national non-facility rate of $33.07 for CPT 71046.

Reddenda · Rate Intelligence · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

71046 under Aetna in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Name: Aetna rates for CPT 71046 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Creator: Reddenda

Chest X-ray, 2 views · Local peer median $64.35 · Medium confidence

$64.35 local peer median. In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA market, Aetna pays a local peer median of $64.35 for CPT 71046 (Chest X-ray, 2 views), based on 994 providers in Reddenda's index of Aetna's own published in-network rates. The top of the local market, the P90 target, is $64.35, which is the same as the median here: this payer's filed rates for this code cluster on one number, so the opportunity in this cell is reaching the median rather than exceeding it. A provider billed below the local median is being paid less than peers holding the identical Aetna contract in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA for the identical code. Modeled from published rates, not guaranteed.

Local distribution · 994 providers · 994 rate records

P10

$27.08

P25

$28.78

Median

$64.35

P75

$64.35

P90 (target)

$64.35

P10$27.08

P25$28.78

Median (P50)$64.35

P75$64.35

P90 target$64.35

Peer basis: local peer distribution: same CPT, same payer file, same metro (CBSA) Benchmark: local peer median; never a national average Range: $11.14 – $102

The local peer median for CPT 71046 under Aetna in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $64.35, drawn from 994 distinct providers.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
The bottom of the local market (P10) is $27.08 and the top (P90) is $64.35; the median-to-P90 spread is $0.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
The lowest published rate in this market is $11.14; the highest is $102.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
This benchmark is drawn from 994 individual rate records that Aetna itself published for this code in this metro.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
Medicare's national non-facility rate for CPT 71046 is $33.07, making the Aetna local median 195% of Medicare.Source: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
55% of indexed providers cluster at the single most common rate; the remainder shows a real, scoreable spread across the local market.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
A federal No Surprises Act arbitrator may weigh up to four plan years of a provider's own contracted rate history and local market share when resolving a payment dispute over this exact code and payer.Source: 45 CFR §149.510(c)(4)(iii)(B)

994 providers bill this code to this payer in this metro.

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Modeled from Aetna's own published in-network rates, never guaranteed and never a national average. Peer basis: same CPT, same payer file, same metro (CBSA). Federal citation for the underlying obligation: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate. Page generated 2026-08-23 23:08 UTC; the live index is queried in real time on every request.