CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, shoulder

Facility: The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston

Billing Code: 73030 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$79
about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $52–$169
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$78
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $79 This hospital $78 Cash price $384 Hospital's list price $384

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other MA hospitals charge less.

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 $79 (about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate). The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston charges insurers about $78, or about $384 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.

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 $80 90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $128 144%
Aetnamajor $41 - $104 46%
Cignamajor $75 84%
Ambetter (Centene) $32 36%
Harvard Pilgrim $46 52%
Providence Health Plan $75 84%
Tufts Health Plan $817 919%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $32 - $146

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Childrens