CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Northwest Medical Center

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$121

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $96–$121

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$113

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $121 This hospital $113 Cash price $598 Hospital's list price $1,994

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $39 Priciest $113

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ 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 $121 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Northwest Medical Center charges insurers about $113, or about $598 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, AZ.

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	$99 - $997	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$100 - $299	94%
Aetnamajor	$52 - $1,196	49%
Cignamajor	$99 - $369	93%
Humanamajor	$99 - $110	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$142 - $157	133%
Banner Health	$104 - $115	97%
Clover Health	$101 - $113	95%
Devoted Health	$102 - $113	95%
Health Net	$159 - $177	149%
WellCare	$104 - $115	97%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$82 - $257

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

Excludes 4 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 598), 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 Northwest Medical Center 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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Other Procedures at Northwest Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.