CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (two views)

Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center

Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$17
about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $12–$41
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$17
About the fair price
0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $17 This hospital $17 Hospital's list price $66

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $26

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $17 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $17 — 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 $9 - $18,510 10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 - $19,679 10%
Aetnamajor $7 - $18,147 8%
Cignamajor $9 - $173 10%
Humanamajor $9 - $33 10%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $18 - $19,679 20%
Ambetter (Centene) $9 - $31,109 10%
Clover Health $9 - $20 10%
GEHA $21 - $195 24%
Health Net $9 - $66 10%
HealthPartners $9 - $159 10%
Medica $173 195%
Medical Mutual $129 - $7,718 145%
Meridian $9 - $20 10%
Molina $9 - $17 10%
Oscar Health $17 - $28,418 19%
Paramount $9 - $17 10%
Presbyterian $9 - $20 10%
Sanford Health Plan $16 - $37 18%
Tufts Health Plan $9 - $17 10%
UCare $17 - $41 19%
WellMed $9 - $20 10%
WellSense $9 - $17 10%
+ 359 smaller / regional plans $9 - $37,219
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 17 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