CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hip

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: 73502 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$81
about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $21–$105
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$29
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $52 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $81 This hospital $29 Cash price $249 Hospital's list price $355

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $29 Priciest $40

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $81 (about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $29, or about $249 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in West Reading, PA.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $28 - $433 31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $20 - $231 22%
Aetnamajor $56 - $245 63%
Cignamajor $203 228%
AmeriHealth $29 33%
Geisinger $225 253%
Health Net $160 180%
HealthPartners $29 33%
UPMC Health Plan $25 - $192 28%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $28 - $337
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 420 S 5Th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals