CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$99

about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $52–$143

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$123

Above the fair price

about $24 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $99 This hospital $123 Hospital's list price $713

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $27 Priciest $123

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

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $99 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $123 — above the fair price. Located in West Islip, NY.

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 $99. 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.

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	$30 - $463	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$92 - $123	86%
Aetnamajor	$68 - $606	64%
Cignamajor	$123 - $463	115%
Humanamajor	$128	120%
AmeriHealth	$283	265%
Cigna HealthSpring	$126	118%
Fidelis Care	$30 - $126	28%
Independent Health	$30 - $126	28%
MVP Health Care	$30 - $126	28%
Oscar Health	$292	273%
UniCare	$463	433%
WellCare	$138	129%
+ 41 smaller / regional plans	$30 - $713

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72110.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72110.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.