CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: Temple University Hospital

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$114

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $40–$114

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What this hospital charges insurers

$114

About the fair price

1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $114 This hospital $114 Hospital's list price $872

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $20 Priciest $114

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

A fair price for a X-ray, pelvis is about $114 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Temple University Hospital charges insurers about $114 — about the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, PA.

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	$99 - $296	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$47 - $350	44%
Aetnamajor	$113 - $235	106%
Cignamajor	$115 - $145	108%
Humanamajor	$110	103%
AmeriHealth	$21	20%
Clover Health	$116	109%
Geisinger	$121 - $238	113%
HealthPartners	$25 - $112	23%
Oscar Health	$165	154%
UPMC Health Plan	$39 - $118	37%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$39 - $181

Excludes 2 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, 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 Temple University Hospital 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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