CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: Longs Peak Hospital

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$95

about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $26–$157

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$102

About the fair price

about $7 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $95 This hospital $102 Cash price $184 Hospital's list price $527

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $20 Priciest $102

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, pelvis is about $95 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Longs Peak Hospital charges insurers about $102, or about $184 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Longmont, CO.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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	$107 - $641	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$28 - $442	26%
Aetnamajor	$46 - $107	43%
Cignamajor	$107 - $373	100%
Humanamajor	$107	100%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$107	100%
Devoted Health	$107	100%
SelectHealth	$63 - $107	59%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$186 - $316

Excludes 3 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 184), 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 Longs Peak 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 Longs Peak Hospital

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