X-ray, lower back
Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $215 compared to the $167 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.29× fair market pricing.
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.
A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $167 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $215 — above the fair price. Located in San Jose, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $167. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $245 | 229% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $48 - $390 | 45% |
| Aetnamajor | $4,973 - $5,074 | 4656% |
| Cignamajor | $156 | 146% |
| Health Net | $48 | 45% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $35 - $43 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Good Samaritan Hospital
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other CA hospitals
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $21
- Adventist Health Bakersfield · Bakersfield $22
- Glendale Adventist Medical Center · Glendale $33
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Good Samaritan Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $187
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $187).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Good Samaritan Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $167 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($516) is $349 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($167) and 4.8× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.