CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$222

about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $122–$224

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$200

About the fair price

about $22 under the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $222 This hospital $200 Cash price $182 Hospital's list price $857

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $23 Priciest $200

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $222 (about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $200, or about $182 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Muncie, IN.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$91 - $200	85%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$91 - $200	85%
Aetnamajor	$111 - $753	104%
Cignamajor	$200 - $603	187%
Humanamajor	$111 - $113	104%
Ambetter (Centene)	$183	171%
CareSource	$91 - $167	85%
Health Net	$200 - $774	187%
WellCare	$113	106%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$91 - $871

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 182), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72110.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72110.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital

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