CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$134
about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $53–$228
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$124
About the fair price
about $10 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $134 This hospital $124 Cash price $298 Hospital's list price $595

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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 $124

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

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $134 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center charges insurers about $124, or about $298 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charlotte, 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 $102 - $347 95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $46 - $351 43%
Aetnamajor $104 - $476 97%
Cignamajor $105 - $306 98%
Humanamajor $102 - $428 95%
AmeriHealth $124 116%
CareSource $196 184%
WellCare $124 116%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $102 - $577
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 10905 Providence Road W, Charlotte, NC 28277
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals