CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$112

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $81–$113

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$106

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $112 This hospital $106 Cash price $251 Hospital's list price $418

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $20 Priciest $106

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

A fair price for a X-ray, pelvis is about $112 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving charges insurers about $106, or about $251 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Irving, TX.

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	$116 - $289	109%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$28 - $448	26%
Aetnamajor	$101 - $230	95%
Cignamajor	$206 - $242	193%
Humanamajor	$101 - $293	95%
Ambetter (Centene)	$208	195%
Baylor Scott & White	$96 - $242	90%
Cigna HealthSpring	$106	99%
Health Net	$230	215%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$106 - $313

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

Excludes 5 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 251), 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 Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving 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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Other Procedures at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving

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