X-ray, lower back
Facility: St Christopher's Hospital for Children
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 $84 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). St Christopher's Hospital for Children charges insurers about $50, or about $1,117 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Philadelphia, 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
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 | $34 - $168 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $89 - $1,212 | 83% |
| Aetnamajor | $39 - $1,676 | 37% |
| Cignamajor | $92 | 86% |
| AmeriHealth | $28 | 26% |
| Geisinger | $27 - $1,005 | 25% |
| HealthPartners | $54 - $501 | 51% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $40 | 37% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $30 - $56 |
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Other Procedures at St Christopher's Hospital for Children
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.