X-ray, lower back
Facility: AHS Hospital Corp
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $116 compared to the $119 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.97× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $119 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). AHS Hospital Corp charges insurers about $116, or about $134 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hackettstown, NJ.
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 | $178 | 167% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $41 - $148 | 38% |
| Aetnamajor | $75 - $177 | 70% |
| Cignamajor | $99 - $128 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $796 | 745% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $842 | 788% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $116 | 109% |
| AmeriHealth | $116 - $826 | 109% |
| GEHA | $178 | 167% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $178 | 167% |
| Health Net | $96 - $1,300 | 90% |
| MagnaCare | $765 - $1,224 | 716% |
| MVP Health Care | $116 | 109% |
| Oscar Health | $796 | 745% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $116 | 109% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $116 | 109% |
| WellCare | $116 | 109% |
| + 78 smaller / regional plans | $49 - $1,530 |
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Other Procedures at AHS Hospital Corp
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other NJ hospitals
- Carewell Health Medical Center · East Orange $59
- St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc · Paterson $61
- Ocean Medical Center · Brick $106
- Jefferson Stratford Hospital · Stratford $111
- Jfk University Medical Center · Edison $115
- Cooper University Hospital · Camden $116
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway $116
- Newton Medical Center · Newton $116
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $555
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $555).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($134) Beats Your Bill
AHS Hospital Corp's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $134 (vs. $116 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $119 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,530) is $1,411 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($119) and 14.3× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.