CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Midstate Medical Center

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$90
about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $56–$158
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$99
About the fair price
about $9 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $90 This hospital $99 Cash price $567 Hospital's list price $567

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

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

Cheapest $38 Priciest $99

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT 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 $90 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Midstate Medical Center charges insurers about $99, or about $567 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Meriden, CT.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $43 - $168 40%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $43 - $164 40%
Aetnamajor $44 - $121 41%
Cignamajor $99 93%
Molina $43 - $138 40%
Tufts Health Plan $43 40%
WellCare $44 41%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $43

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 435 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT 06450
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals