CMS Price Transparency Data
X-ray, pelvis
Facility: Reading Hospital
Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$85
about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $15–$103
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $85 Cash price $229 Hospital's list price $327
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 | $12 - $524 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $168 | 10% |
| Aetnamajor | $25 - $226 | 23% |
| Cignamajor | $187 | 175% |
| AmeriHealth | $13 | 12% |
| Geisinger | $12 - $207 | 11% |
| Health Net | $147 | 138% |
| HealthPartners | $13 | 12% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $11 - $177 | 10% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $311 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Reading Hospital
Compare: X-ray, pelvis at other PA hospitals
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $20
- Phoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville $21
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia · Philadelphia $21
- St Christopher's Hospital for Children · Philadelphia $22
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $24
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $24
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $24
- West Penn Hospital · Pittsburgh $24
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.