X-ray, lower back
Facility: Sidney Health Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MT 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 $56 (about 0.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Sidney Health Center charges insurers about $83, or about $294 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Sidney, MT.
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 $56. 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 | $48 - $450 | 45% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $83 - $474 | 78% |
| Aetnamajor | $80 - $450 | 75% |
| Cignamajor | $83 - $450 | 78% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $90 - $450 | 84% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $83 - $460 |
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 Sidney Health Center
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other MT hospitals
- Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital · Glasgow $22
- Wheatland Memorial Hospital · Harlowton $22
- Stillwater Billings Clinic · Columbus $22
- Sheridan Memorial Hosptial · Plentywood $23
- Logan Health - Whitefish · Whitefish $94
- Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital · Billings $106
- St Peters Health · Helena $108
- St. Patrick Hospital · Missoula $109
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.