X-ray, lower back
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $29 (about 0.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $56 — well above the fair price. Located in Shelby, MI.
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 $29. 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.
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 | $27 - $413 | 25% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $26 - $392 | 24% |
| Aetnamajor | $26 - $365 | 24% |
| Cignamajor | $26 - $398 | 24% |
| Humanamajor | $26 - $411 | 24% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $392 | 367% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $26 - $34 | 24% |
| AmeriHealth | $53 - $411 | 50% |
| CareSource | $410 | 384% |
| Dean Health Plan | $50 - $395 | 47% |
| GEHA | $34 - $413 | 32% |
| Health Net | $26 - $74 | 24% |
| HealthPartners | $26 - $43 | 24% |
| MagnaCare | $53 - $92 | 50% |
| Medical Mutual | $53 - $411 | 50% |
| Meridian | $26 - $34 | 24% |
| Molina | $26 - $191 | 24% |
| MVP Health Care | $50 - $395 | 47% |
| Oscar Health | $50 - $141 | 47% |
| Paramount | $26 - $395 | 24% |
| Presbyterian | $26 - $34 | 24% |
| Priority Health | $63 - $414 | 59% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $26 - $43 | 24% |
| UniCare | $53 - $411 | 50% |
| WellSense | $26 - $34 | 24% |
| + 355 smaller / regional plans | $26 - $421 |
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 Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other MI hospitals
- Holland Community Hospital · Holland $34
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $37
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $50
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $50
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital · Cadillac $50
- Munson Medical Center · Traverse City $50
- Hurley Medical Center · Flint $50
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital · Gaylord $50
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.