X-ray, lower back
Facility: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72110
- Insurance Median: $693
- Cash Discount Price: $1,827
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 6.49x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $106.81 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 649% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 549%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Medicaid / KanCare | $22 - $1,827 | 21% |
| Keystone Mercy Health Plan | $29 - $1,827 | 27% |
| Upmc | $34 - $1,827 | 32% |
| Pa Medical Assistance | $37 | 35% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $44 - $1,827 | 41% |
| Health Partners | $45 - $1,827 | 42% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $55 - $1,827 | 51% |
| Keystone Hmo Proactive | $55 | 51% |
| Ibc Commercial Hpn | $57 | 53% |
| Cigna | $104 - $113 | 97% |
| Medicare (plans) | $109 - $112 | 102% |
| Philadelphia Va Medical Center | $109 | 102% |
| Tricare | $110 | 103% |
| Ibc | $112 | 105% |
| Geisinger Health Plan | $113 - $347 | 106% |
| Humana | $113 - $1,462 | 106% |
| Pa Health And Wellness | $115 - $180 | 108% |
| Penn Life (Living Independently For Elders) | $115 | 108% |
| Aetna | $116 - $1,827 | 109% |
| Clover Health Plan | $118 | 110% |
| Keystone First | $121 | 113% |
| Us Family Health Plan | $126 | 118% |
| Gateway Health Plan | $136 | 127% |
| Elap | $155 | 145% |
| Claims Watcher | $175 - $197 | 164% |
| Oscar Health Plan | $186 | 174% |
| Centivo | $197 | 184% |
| Elap Services | $203 | 190% |
| Highmark | $230 | 215% |
| Penn Global Medicine | $290 | 272% |
| Horizon Nj Health | $309 - $321 | 289% |
| Pgm - Regie De L'Assurance Maladie Quebec | $420 | 393% |
| Preferred Health Care Eliance | $457 | 428% |
| Pgm - Kuwait Defense | $639 - $822 | 598% |
| Devon | $694 - $822 | 650% |
| Qualcare | $694 | 650% |
| Coventry | $731 - $932 | 684% |
| Pgm - Chop | $731 | 684% |
| Wissahickon Hospice | $731 | 684% |
| Healthamerica/Coventry | $822 - $895 | 770% |
| Olympus | $866 | 811% |
| First Health Global | $914 | 856% |
| Urn-Cancer Resource Services | $914 | 856% |
| Health Net | $1,096 | 1026% |
| Pgm - Royal Embassy Of Saudi Arabia | $1,096 | 1026% |
| Pgm - Embassy Of Qatar | $1,188 | 1112% |
| Pgm - Ontario Ministry Of Health And Long-Term Care (Ohip) | $1,188 | 1112% |
| Pgm - Embassy Of The United Emirates/Ipc | $1,279 | 1197% |
| Devon Health Services Inc | $1,462 | 1369% |
| Health America/Ccn | $1,462 | 1369% |
| Intergroup | $1,462 | 1369% |
| Pgm - Kuwait Health Division | $1,462 | 1369% |
| Pgm - Kuwait Oil | $1,462 | 1369% |
| Preferred Care | $1,462 | 1369% |
| Commercial Other | $1,827 | 1711% |
| International Pfs | $1,827 | 1711% |
| Magellan | $1,827 | 1711% |
| Quest Behavioral Health | $1,827 | 1711% |
| United Behavioral Health | $1,827 | 1711% |
| Workers Compensation | $1,827 | 1711% |