X-ray, lower back
Facility: UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
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 $153 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $245, or about $1,817 in cash — above the fair price. Located in San Francisco, 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 $153. 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.
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 | $156 - $245 | 146% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $88 - $668 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $156 - $310 | 146% |
| Cignamajor | $863 - $919 | 808% |
| Humanamajor | $156 | 146% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $63 - $1,404 | 59% |
| Health Net | $92 - $156 | 86% |
| Oscar Health | $512 | 479% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $63 - $1,847 |
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 UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
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.