CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$157

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $75–$198

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$164

About the fair price

about $7 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $157 This hospital $164 Cash price $457 Hospital's list price $1,307

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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 $164

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 $157 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital charges insurers about $164, or about $457 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Woodlands, 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	$29 - $1,080	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$28 - $378	26%
Aetnamajor	$109 - $889	102%
Cignamajor	$61 - $915	57%
Humanamajor	$107 - $850	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$160	150%
Bright Health	$182	170%
Devoted Health	$114	107%
Health Net	$1,111 - $1,307	1040%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$77 - $915

Excludes 3 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 457), 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 CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital 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 CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

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