X-ray, lower back
Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other IA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $26 (about 0.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $23, or about $67 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mason City, IA.
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 | $12 - $576 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $112 | 11% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $302 | 11% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $403 | 11% |
| Humanamajor | $12 - $43 | 11% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $22 - $107 | 21% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $15 - $189 | 14% |
| Clover Health | $12 - $26 | 11% |
| GEHA | $25 - $240 | 23% |
| Health Net | $15 - $67 | 14% |
| HealthPartners | $15 - $385 | 14% |
| Medica | $403 | 377% |
| Medical Mutual | $302 | 283% |
| Meridian | $12 - $26 | 11% |
| Molina | $15 - $23 | 14% |
| Oscar Health | $21 - $149 | 20% |
| Paramount | $15 - $23 | 14% |
| Presbyterian | $12 - $26 | 11% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $20 - $48 | 19% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $15 - $23 | 14% |
| UCare | $22 - $53 | 21% |
| WellMed | $12 - $26 | 11% |
| WellSense | $15 - $23 | 14% |
| + 362 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $576 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other IA hospitals
- Winnmed · Decorah $21
- Madison County Health Care System · Winterset $22
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center · Waterloo $23
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $27
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $28
- Mercyone Centerville Medical Center · Centerville $31
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion · Clarion $33
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $36
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.