X-ray, lower back
Facility: West Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 ID hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID 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 $106 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). West Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $124, or about $1,230 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Caldwell, ID.
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 $106. 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.
5 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 | $245 - $734 | 229% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $1,168 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $973 | 911% |
| Cignamajor | $689 | 645% |
| Humanamajor | $1,033 | 967% |
| HealthPartners | $799 | 748% |
| Moda Health | $766 | 717% |
| Molina | $10 - $30 | 9% |
| PacificSource | $734 | 687% |
| SelectHealth | $392 | 367% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $455 - $1,107 |
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 West Valley Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other ID hospitals
- Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics · Orofino $23
- St Mary's Hospital · Cottonwood $23
- Boundary Community Hospital · Bonners Ferry $24
- Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center · Boise $25
- Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa · Nampa $40
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $41
- St Luke's Nampa Medical Center · Nampa $62
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $90
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.