CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hip

Facility: Lost Rivers Medical Center

Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$175
about 2.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $57–$439
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$400
Well above the fair price
about $225 over the fair price · 4.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $175 This hospital $400 Cash price $320 Hospital's list price $400

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

Highest price of the 9 ID hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $20 Priciest $400

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

A fair price for a X-ray, hip is about $175 (about 2.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Lost Rivers Medical Center charges insurers about $400, or about $320 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Arco, ID.

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 $175. 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.

5 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 $380 427%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $252 - $1,472 283%
Aetnamajor $272 - $376 306%
Cignamajor $372 418%
Humanamajor $252 - $400 283%
Molina $252 283%
PacificSource $252 - $380 283%
SelectHealth $252 283%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $160 - $388
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 551 Highland Drive, Arco, ID 83213
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals