X-ray, hip
Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.
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, hip is about $25 (about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $29, or about $131 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Mason City, 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 $25. 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 | $6 - $247 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $96 | 6% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $131 | 6% |
| Cignamajor | $6 - $173 | 7% |
| Humanamajor | $6 - $72 | 7% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $15 - $89 | 17% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $10 - $158 | 11% |
| Clover Health | $6 - $44 | 7% |
| GEHA | $13 - $195 | 15% |
| Health Net | $10 - $131 | 11% |
| HealthPartners | $10 - $165 | 11% |
| Medica | $39 - $173 | 44% |
| Medical Mutual | $130 | 146% |
| Meridian | $6 - $44 | 7% |
| Molina | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| Oscar Health | $12 - $124 | 13% |
| Paramount | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| Presbyterian | $6 - $44 | 7% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $12 - $78 | 13% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| UCare | $13 - $87 | 15% |
| WellMed | $6 - $44 | 7% |
| WellSense | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| + 362 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $247 |
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 Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, hip at other IA hospitals
- Winnmed · Decorah $20
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $21
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $21
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $23
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion · Clarion $25
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $30
- Mercyone Centerville Medical Center · Centerville $34
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $35
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.