CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Saint Joseph Hospital

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$136
about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $51–$169
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$148
About the fair price
about $12 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $136 This hospital $148 Hospital's list price $578

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $30 Priciest $148

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $136 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph Hospital charges insurers about $148 — about the fair price. Located in Denver, CO.

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

✓ 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 $106 - $335 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $230 - $470 215%
Aetnamajor $136 - $518 127%
Cignamajor $144 - $578 135%
Humanamajor $243 228%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $107 - $243 100%
GEHA $148 - $335 139%
SelectHealth $107 100%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $144 - $433
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: 1375 E 19Th Ave, Denver, CO 80218
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals