CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, shoulder

Facility: Berkshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 73030 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$74
about 0.8× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $67–$113
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$70
About the fair price
about $4 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $74 This hospital $70 Cash price $911 Hospital's list price $959

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $35 Priciest $86

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA 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, shoulder is about $74 (about 0.8× the $89 Medicare rate). Berkshire Medical Center charges insurers about $70, or about $911 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsfield, MA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $37 - $825 42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $38 - $815 43%
Aetnamajor $44 - $724 49%
Cignamajor $718 - $892 808%
CDPHP $27 - $863 30%
MVP Health Care $718 - $863 808%
Tufts Health Plan $30 - $542 34%
UniCare $63 - $622 71%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $27 - $911
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals