X-ray, lower back
Facility: St Vincent's Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CT hospitals compared.
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 $89 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). St Vincent's Medical Center charges insurers about $76, or about $399 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bridgeport, 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
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 - $100 | 40% |
| Aetnamajor | $44 - $104 | 41% |
| Cignamajor | $78 | 73% |
| Molina | $43 - $118 | 40% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $43 | 40% |
| WellCare | $44 | 41% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $43 |
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Other Procedures at St Vincent's Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other CT hospitals
- The Connecticut Hospice Inc. · Branford $38
- Gaylord Hospital · Wallingford $57
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $60
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $67
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $74
- John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect · Farmington $78
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $91
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $97
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.