X-ray, lower back
Facility: Cheshire Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NH hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $75 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $94, or about $138 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Keene, NH.
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 $75. 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 | $13 - $635 | 12% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $665 | 12% |
| Aetnamajor | $13 - $573 | 12% |
| Cignamajor | $13 - $640 | 12% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $13 - $99 | 12% |
| AmeriHealth | $20 - $102 | 19% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $35 - $381 | 33% |
| MVP Health Care | $13 - $640 | 12% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $37 - $534 | 35% |
| WellCare | $13 - $111 | 12% |
| WellSense | $13 - $119 | 12% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $13 - $837 |
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 Cheshire Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $37
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $52
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $91
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $113
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $145
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $159
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $205
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth $254
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.