CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$158

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $91–$179

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$179

About the fair price

about $21 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $158 This hospital $179 Cash price $116 Hospital's list price $289

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $21 Priciest $179

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

A fair price for a X-ray, pelvis is about $158 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada charges insurers about $179, or about $116 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grenada, MS.

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	$93	87%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$289	271%
Aetnamajor	$260	243%
Cignamajor	$254	238%
Humanamajor	$94	88%
Ambetter (Centene)	$227	213%
Devoted Health	$95	89%
HealthLink	$267	250%
Molina	$83 - $194	78%
WellCare	$93	87%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$84 - $264

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 116), 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: 72170.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72170.
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 University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada

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