X-ray, shoulder
Facility: Boston Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 73030 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $133 (about 1.5× the $89 Medicare rate). Boston Children's Hospital charges insurers about $135, or about $479 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boston, MA.
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
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 | $286 - $407 | 322% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $128 - $316 | 144% |
| Aetnamajor | $287 - $402 | 323% |
| Cignamajor | $407 - $432 | 458% |
| Humanamajor | $431 | 485% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $303 | 341% |
| CDPHP | $235 - $407 | 264% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $243 - $324 | 273% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $294 - $295 | 331% |
| UniCare | $141 | 159% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $291 - $431 |
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Other Procedures at Boston Children's Hospital
Compare: X-ray, shoulder at other MA hospitals
- Metrowest Medical Center · Framingham $35
- St Vincent Hospital · Worcester $35
- Berkshire Medical Center · Pittsfield $70
- South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $71
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton · Milton $71
- North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation · North Adams $71
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston · Boston $78
- New England Baptist Hospital · Boston $85
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.