CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hip

Facility: St Louis Childrens Hospital

Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$83

about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $72–$166

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$86

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $83 This hospital $86 Cash price $179 Hospital's list price $299

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $19 Priciest $86

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

A fair price for a X-ray, hip is about $83 (about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate). St Louis Childrens Hospital charges insurers about $86, or about $179 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

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	$86 - $222	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$86 - $254	97%
Aetnamajor	$86 - $236	97%
Cignamajor	$148 - $162	166%
Humanamajor	$86 - $223	97%
HealthLink	$145 - $226	163%
Medica	$90 - $239	101%
Priority Health	$162	182%
UniCare	$194 - $226	218%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$86 - $239

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 179), 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: 73502.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St Louis Childrens Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 73502.
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 St Louis Childrens Hospital

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