CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Meadville Medical Center

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$103
about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $41–$118
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$110
About the fair price
about $7 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $103 This hospital $110 Cash price $134 Hospital's list price $223

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $29 Priciest $110

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

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $103 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Meadville Medical Center charges insurers about $110, or about $134 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Meadville, 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

✓ 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 $12 - $286 11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $12 - $338 11%
Aetnamajor $11 - $329 10%
Cignamajor $12 - $244 11%
Humanamajor $12 - $110 11%
AmeriHealth $14 - $22 13%
Geisinger $12 - $112 11%
HealthPartners $14 - $22 13%
UPMC Health Plan $16 - $110 15%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $12 - $110
Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 751 Liberty Street, Meadville, PA 16335
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals