CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$92
about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $76–$111
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$100
About the fair price
about $8 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $92 This hospital $100 Cash price $481 Hospital's list price $687

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $42 Priciest $100

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC 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 $92 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Columbus Regional Healthcare System charges insurers about $100, or about $481 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Whiteville, NC.

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 $100 - $467 94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $100 - $441 94%
Aetnamajor $103 - $666 96%
Cignamajor $105 - $653 98%
Humanamajor $103 96%
Ambetter (Centene) $400 - $465 374%
AmeriHealth $153 143%
Devoted Health $104 97%
Health Net $455 - $509 426%
Molina $55 - $176 51%
Oscar Health $446 - $501 418%
UniCare $100 94%
WellCare $100 - $153 94%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans $100 - $653
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals