CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Watsonville Community Hospital

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$175
about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $123–$341
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$175
About the fair price
1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $175 This hospital $175 Cash price $1,694 Hospital's list price $2,823

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $21 Priciest $175

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 $175 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Watsonville Community Hospital charges insurers about $175, or about $1,694 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Watsonville, CA.

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 $80 - $2,823 75%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $80 - $2,515 75%
Aetnamajor $80 - $2,315 75%
Cignamajor $80 - $1,976 75%
Humanamajor $2,823 2643%
GEHA $1,976 - $2,259 1850%
Health Net $80 - $1,770 75%
UCare $2,823 2643%
+ 43 smaller / regional plans $59 - $2,823
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals