X-ray, hip
Facility: St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $26 compared to the $31 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.84× fair market pricing.
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other CT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, hip is about $31 (about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate). St Francis Hospital & Medical Center charges insurers about $26 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hartford, CT.
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 | $7 - $128 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $363 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $109 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $7 - $379 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $7 - $51 | 8% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $16 - $363 | 18% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $7 - $26 | 8% |
| Clover Health | $11 - $51 | 12% |
| Dean Health Plan | $322 | 362% |
| GEHA | $128 | 144% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $23 - $128 | 26% |
| Health Net | $7 - $109 | 8% |
| HealthPartners | $7 - $308 | 8% |
| MagnaCare | $308 | 346% |
| Meridian | $7 - $51 | 8% |
| Molina | $7 - $26 | 8% |
| MVP Health Care | $322 | 362% |
| Paramount | $7 - $322 | 8% |
| Presbyterian | $7 - $51 | 8% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $7 - $113 | 8% |
| UniCare | $18 - $363 | 20% |
| WellMed | $11 - $51 | 12% |
| WellSense | $7 - $26 | 8% |
| + 372 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $403 |
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Other Procedures at St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, hip at other CT hospitals
- Saint Mary's Hospital · Waterbury $23
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $36
- The Connecticut Hospice Inc. · Branford $36
- Gaylord Hospital · Wallingford $45
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $55
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $63
- St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $78
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $82
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St Francis Hospital & Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $24
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 = $24).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask St Francis Hospital & 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 $31 Fair BaseRate ($89 Medicare)
Your bill ($65) is $34 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($31) and 0.7× 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.
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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.