X-ray, hip
Facility: Lutheran Medical Center
Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $139 compared to the $103 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.35× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 CO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, hip is about $103 (about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $139 — above the fair price. Located in Wheat Ridge, CO.
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 $103. 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.
6 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 | $88 - $317 | 99% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $217 - $459 | 244% |
| Aetnamajor | $127 - $490 | 143% |
| Cignamajor | $136 - $546 | 153% |
| Humanamajor | $229 | 258% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $88 - $230 | 99% |
| GEHA | $139 - $317 | 156% |
| SelectHealth | $88 | 99% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $88 - $409 |
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 Lutheran Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, hip at other CO hospitals
- Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $28
- Mercy Regional Medical Center · Durango $37
- Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services · Colorado Springs $37
- St Elizabeth Hospital · Fort Morgan $37
- Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus · Westminster $37
- Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus · Lakewood $37
- St Francis Hospital - Interquest · Colorado Springs $37
- Longmont United Hospital · Longmont $38
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Lutheran Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $198
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $198).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Lutheran Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $103 Fair BaseRate ($89 Medicare)
Your bill ($546) is $443 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($103) and 6.1× the $89 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.