X-ray, lower back
Facility: Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $110 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center charges insurers about $152, or about $540 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Dubuque, IA.
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 $110. 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.
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 | $104 - $831 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $103 | 96% |
| Aetnamajor | $102 - $694 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $748 | 700% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $175 | 164% |
| GEHA | $240 | 225% |
| Medica | $748 | 700% |
| Medical Mutual | $694 | 650% |
| Oscar Health | $142 | 133% |
| + 21 smaller / regional plans | $94 - $831 |
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 Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other IA hospitals
- Winnmed · Decorah $21
- Madison County Health Care System · Winterset $22
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center · Mason City $23
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.