CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$128

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $41–$128

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$116

About the fair price

about $12 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $128 This hospital $116 Cash price $672 Hospital's list price $672

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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 $116

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, pelvis is about $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Penn Presbyterian Medical Center charges insurers about $116, or about $672 in cash — 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	$20 - $672	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$28 - $672	26%
Aetnamajor	$94 - $672	88%
Cignamajor	$52 - $113	49%
Humanamajor	$113 - $538	106%
Clover Health	$118	110%
Geisinger	$113 - $347	106%
Health Net	$403	377%
HealthPartners	$27 - $672	25%
Oscar Health	$186	174%
UPMC Health Plan	$15 - $672	14%
+ 38 smaller / regional plans	$13 - $672

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

Excludes 4 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 (about 672), 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 Penn Presbyterian Medical Center 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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