CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hip

Facility: Tri-City Medical Center

Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$126
about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $87–$138
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$128
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $126 This hospital $128 Cash price $419 Hospital's list price $698

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $28 Priciest $128

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, hip is about $126 (about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Tri-City Medical Center charges insurers about $128, or about $419 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Oceanside, CA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $128 144%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $112 - $414 126%
Aetnamajor $140 - $488 157%
Cignamajor $516 - $550 580%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $244 274%
Health Net $38 - $543 43%
Molina $209 235%
Providence Health Plan $209 235%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $174 - $419
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals