CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$90

about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $48–$118

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$107

Above the fair price

about $17 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $90 This hospital $107 Cash price $501 Hospital's list price $771

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $20 Priciest $107

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, pelvis is about $90 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc charges insurers about $107, or about $501 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Cedar Falls, IA.

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 $90. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$100 - $771	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$99 - $107	93%
Aetnamajor	$98 - $107	92%
Cignamajor	$547	512%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$107	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$169	158%
GEHA	$240	225%
HealthPartners	$252	236%
Medica	$547	512%
Medical Mutual	$107	100%
Oscar Health	$154	144%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$105 - $771

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 501), 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 Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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