CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $16–$33
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$18
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $20 This hospital $18 Cash price $118 Hospital's list price $163

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 1 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $19

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, chest (single view) is about $20 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $18, or about $118 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Waterloo, IA.

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 $8 - $10,044 9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $10,678 9%
Aetnamajor $6 - $9,847 7%
Cignamajor $8 - $629 9%
Humanamajor $8 - $293 9%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $15 - $10,678 17%
Ambetter (Centene) $8 - $16,881 9%
Clover Health $8 - $179 9%
GEHA $17 - $547 19%
Health Net $8 - $1,507 9%
HealthPartners $8 - $518 9%
Medica $179 201%
Medical Mutual $99 - $7,718 111%
Meridian $8 - $211 9%
Molina $8 - $211 9%
Oscar Health $14 - $15,421 16%
Paramount $8 - $211 9%
Presbyterian $8 - $211 9%
Sanford Health Plan $13 - $318 15%
Tufts Health Plan $8 - $211 9%
UCare $14 - $324 16%
WellMed $8 - $179 9%
WellSense $8 - $211 9%
+ 359 smaller / regional plans $8 - $20,196
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 14 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3421 West Ninth Street, Waterloo, IA 50702
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals