X-ray, pelvis
Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 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.
A fair price for a X-ray, pelvis is about $21 (about 0.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $26 — 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 $21. 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 | $8 - $694 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $314 | 7% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $289 | 7% |
| Cignamajor | $8 - $493 | 7% |
| Humanamajor | $8 - $59 | 7% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $14 - $314 | 13% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $8 - $496 | 7% |
| Clover Health | $8 - $36 | 7% |
| GEHA | $17 - $240 | 16% |
| Health Net | $8 - $109 | 7% |
| HealthPartners | $8 - $455 | 7% |
| Medica | $493 | 462% |
| Medical Mutual | $107 | 100% |
| Meridian | $8 - $36 | 7% |
| Molina | $8 - $31 | 7% |
| Oscar Health | $14 - $453 | 13% |
| Paramount | $8 - $31 | 7% |
| Presbyterian | $8 - $36 | 7% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $13 - $65 | 12% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $8 - $31 | 7% |
| UCare | $14 - $73 | 13% |
| WellMed | $8 - $36 | 7% |
| WellSense | $8 - $31 | 7% |
| + 359 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $694 |
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, pelvis at other IA hospitals
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion · Clarion $20
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $20
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center · Mason City $22
- Mercyone Centerville Medical Center · Centerville $22
- Jones Regional Medical Center · Anamosa $23
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $26
- Trinity Muscatine · Muscatine $26
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi · Des Moines $26
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.