CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Athens Limestone Hospital

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$98

about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $68–$109

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$80

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $18 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $98 This hospital $80 Cash price $252 Hospital's list price $252

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 AL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $33 Priciest $90

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL 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, lower back is about $98 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Athens Limestone Hospital charges insurers about $80, or about $252 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Athens, AL.

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	$39 - $168	37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$38 - $105	36%
Aetnamajor	$35 - $368	33%
Cignamajor	$38 - $142	36%
Ambetter (Centene)	$44 - $189	41%
Devoted Health	$44 - $98	41%
WellCare	$44 - $104	41%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$35 - $368

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 252), 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: 72110.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Athens Limestone Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72110.
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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