CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$91
about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $43–$178
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$101
About the fair price
about $10 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $91 This hospital $101 Cash price $202 Hospital's list price $336

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $101

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 $91 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh charges insurers about $101, or about $202 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, 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 $40 - $158 37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $71 - $168 66%
Aetnamajor $27 - $185 25%
Cignamajor $109 - $185 102%
AmeriHealth $66 - $109 62%
Geisinger $72 - $151 67%
HealthPartners $68 64%
UPMC Health Plan $40 - $137 37%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $71 - $302
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

Insurance Before you use insurance

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: One Children's Hospital Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Childrens