CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, pelvis

Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Billing Code: 72192 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$103

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $90–$112

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$102

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $103 This hospital $102 Cash price $268 Hospital's list price $572

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $52 Priciest $102

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

A fair price for a CT scan, pelvis is about $103 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital of Buffalo charges insurers about $102, or about $268 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.

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	$35 - $173	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$45 - $318	42%
Aetnamajor	$50 - $137	47%
Cignamajor	$50 - $189	47%
Humanamajor	$50 - $137	47%
Amerigroup	$45 - $204	42%
Fidelis Care	$45 - $318	42%
Independent Health	$44 - $312	41%
MagnaCare	$50 - $131	47%
Molina	$102 - $354	95%
MVP Health Care	$68 - $176	64%
UPMC Health Plan	$58 - $285	54%
WellCare	$51 - $144	48%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$42 - $430

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 268), 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: 72192.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72192.
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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