CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: Desert Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$126

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $59–$160

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$134

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $126 This hospital $134 Cash price $133 Hospital's list price $500

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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 $22 Priciest $134

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

A fair price for a X-ray, pelvis is about $126 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Desert Valley Hospital charges insurers about $134, or about $133 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Victorville, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$72 - $134	67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$23 - $134	22%
Aetnamajor	$37 - $171	35%
Health Net	$25 - $199	23%
Molina	$23 - $134	22%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$23 - $201

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 133), 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: 72170.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Desert Valley Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72170.
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.

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Other Procedures at Desert Valley Hospital

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