CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, pelvis

Facility: Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake

Billing Code: 72170 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$166

about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $125–$225

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$135

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $31 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $166 This hospital $135 Cash price $211 Hospital's list price $222

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $20 Priciest $135

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

A fair price for a X-ray, pelvis is about $166 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake charges insurers about $135, or about $211 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Rice Lake, WI.

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	$183 - $585	171%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$104 - $220	97%
Aetnamajor	$213	199%
Cignamajor	$211	198%
HealthPartners	$211	198%
Medica	$212 - $216	198%
Molina	$189	177%
Sanford Health Plan	$122	114%
Security Health Plan	$101 - $140	95%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$107 - $1,574

Government programs also on file: 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 211), 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 Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake 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 Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake

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