X-ray, lower back
Facility: John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $148 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus charges insurers about $148, or about $458 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Walnut Creek, CA.
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
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 | $31 - $239 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $148 - $661 | 139% |
| Aetnamajor | $124 - $158 | 116% |
| Cignamajor | $263 | 246% |
| Humanamajor | $148 - $844 | 139% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $824 | 771% |
| Health Net | $145 - $248 | 136% |
| + 29 smaller / regional plans | $31 - $4,000 |
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Other Procedures at John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other CA hospitals
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $21
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $22
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $34
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley · Ukiah $37
- University of California Davis Medical Center · Sacramento $39
- Corona Regional Medical Center · Corona $43
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $44
- Orchard Hospital · Gridley $44
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.