CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: UPMC Wellsboro

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$79
about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $35–$182
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$40
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $39 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $79 This hospital $40 Cash price $785 Hospital's list price $1,129

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other PA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $29 Priciest $43

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 $79 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). UPMC Wellsboro charges insurers about $40, or about $785 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Wellsboro, PA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $29 - $1,006 27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $41 - $599 38%
Aetnamajor $193 - $1,022 181%
Cignamajor $226 - $249 212%
AmeriHealth $40 37%
Geisinger $40 - $793 37%
HealthPartners $55 51%
UPMC Health Plan $40 - $516 37%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $62 - $1,066
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 32-36 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA 16901
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals