X-ray, lower back
Facility: UPMC St Margaret
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $109 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). UPMC St Margaret charges insurers about $108, or about $682 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, PA.
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
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 | $40 | 37% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $54 - $568 | 51% |
| Aetnamajor | $106 - $455 | 99% |
| Cignamajor | $318 - $455 | 298% |
| Humanamajor | $966 | 904% |
| AmeriHealth | $57 | 53% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $40 - $128 | 37% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $62 - $910 |
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Other Procedures at UPMC St Margaret
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other PA hospitals
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $29
- Jefferson Abington Hospital · Abington $34
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia $34
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $35
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $37
- Pottstown Hospital · Pottstown $38
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $40
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $41
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.