X-ray, shoulder
Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Billing Code: 73030 (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.
A fair price for a X-ray, shoulder is about $22 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $28 — 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 $22. 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 - $391 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $136 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $265 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $8 - $277 | 9% |
| Humanamajor | $8 - $105 | 9% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $15 - $136 | 17% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $9 - $169 | 10% |
| Clover Health | $8 - $64 | 9% |
| GEHA | $18 - $391 | 20% |
| Health Net | $9 - $194 | 10% |
| HealthPartners | $9 - $256 | 10% |
| Medica | $184 - $277 | 207% |
| Medical Mutual | $132 - $265 | 148% |
| Meridian | $8 - $64 | 9% |
| Molina | $9 - $42 | 10% |
| Oscar Health | $15 - $154 | 17% |
| Paramount | $9 - $42 | 10% |
| Presbyterian | $8 - $64 | 9% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $14 - $114 | 16% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $9 - $42 | 10% |
| UCare | $16 - $126 | 18% |
| WellMed | $8 - $64 | 9% |
| WellSense | $9 - $42 | 10% |
| + 359 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $390 |
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, shoulder at other IA hospitals
- Madison County Health Care System · Winterset $16
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $18
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $18
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $18
- Winnmed · Decorah $18
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $21
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion · Clarion $22
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center · Mason City $24
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.