X-ray, lower back
Facility: Kern Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge less.
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 $82 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Kern Medical Center charges insurers about $44, or about $325 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bakersfield, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $15 - $552 | 14% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $13 - $584 | 12% |
| Health Net | $13 - $519 | 12% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $14 - $292 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Kern Medical Center
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
- Orchard Hospital · Gridley $44
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · San Jose $46
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.