CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Rhode Island Hospital

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$187
about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $104–$222
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$193
About the fair price
about $6 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $187 This hospital $193 Cash price $302 Hospital's list price $302

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How this hospital compares to other RI hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 5 RI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $110 Priciest $224

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 RI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $187 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Rhode Island Hospital charges insurers about $193, or about $302 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Providence, RI.

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 $126 118%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $115 - $227 108%
Aetnamajor $120 112%
Cignamajor $118 - $494 110%
Harvard Pilgrim $340 318%
Tufts Health Plan $597 559%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02902
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals