CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, shoulder

Facility: Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hlth Hosp

Billing Code: 73030 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$124

about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $65–$207

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$109

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $15 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $124 This hospital $109

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $19 Priciest $109

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

A fair price for a X-ray, shoulder is about $124 (about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hlth Hosp charges insurers about $109 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hoffman Estates, IL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$64	72%
Cignamajor	$109	123%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$111

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 73030.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hlth Hosp is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 73030.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hlth Hosp

Compare: X-ray, shoulder at other IL hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.