CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hip

Facility: Lincoln County Medical Center

Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$98
about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $88–$108
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$100
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $98 This hospital $100 Cash price $393 Hospital's list price $561

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $77 Priciest $100

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM 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, hip is about $98 (about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate). Lincoln County Medical Center charges insurers about $100, or about $393 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ruidoso, NM.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $94 106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $95 - $159 107%
Aetnamajor $95 107%
Humanamajor $99 111%
Molina $97 109%
Presbyterian $91 - $267 102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $100

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 211 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals