X-ray, hip
Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $26 (about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $36, or about $119 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Waterloo, 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 $26. 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 | $10 - $195 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $136 | 11% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $180 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $118 | 11% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $72 | 11% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $18 - $136 | 20% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $10 - $141 | 11% |
| Clover Health | $10 - $44 | 11% |
| GEHA | $21 - $195 | 24% |
| Health Net | $10 - $131 | 11% |
| HealthPartners | $10 - $108 | 11% |
| Medica | $116 | 130% |
| Medical Mutual | $180 | 202% |
| Meridian | $10 - $44 | 11% |
| Molina | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| Oscar Health | $18 - $128 | 20% |
| Paramount | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| Presbyterian | $10 - $44 | 11% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $17 - $78 | 19% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| UCare | $18 - $87 | 20% |
| WellMed | $10 - $44 | 11% |
| WellSense | $10 - $36 | 11% |
| + 359 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $180 |
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 Waterloo 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
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center · Mason City $29
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $30
- Mercyone Centerville Medical Center · Centerville $34
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.