CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Banner Payson Medical Center

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$185

about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $133–$307

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$164

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $21 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $185 This hospital $164 Cash price $240 Hospital's list price $452

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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 $164

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

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $185 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Banner Payson Medical Center charges insurers about $164, or about $240 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Payson, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$185 - $303	173%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$164 - $219	154%
Aetnamajor	$184 - $299	172%
Cignamajor	$185 - $360	173%
Humanamajor	$196	184%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$185	173%
Banner Health	$79 - $185	74%
Devoted Health	$204	191%
Health Net	$79 - $274	74%
Oscar Health	$306	286%
UPMC Health Plan	$185	173%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$79 - $407

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 240), 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 Banner Payson 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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