X-ray, hip
Facility: Kern Valley Healthcare District
Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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, hip is about $89 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Kern Valley Healthcare District charges insurers about $106, or about $191 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lake Isabella, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $89. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $164 | 184% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $140 - $911 | 157% |
| Aetnamajor | $692 | 778% |
| Cignamajor | $774 | 871% |
| Humanamajor | $191 | 215% |
| Health Net | $73 - $719 | 82% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $219 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Kern Valley Healthcare District
Compare: X-ray, hip at other CA hospitals
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley · Ukiah $28
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $28
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $28
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $29
- Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr · San Diego $37
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $37
- Orchard Hospital · Gridley $37
- Adventist Health Reedley · Reedley $42
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.