X-ray, lower back
Facility: Erlanger Medical Center
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $60 (about 0.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Erlanger Medical Center charges insurers about $63, or about $49 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chattanooga, TN.
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
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 | $11 - $252 | 10% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $44 - $459 | 41% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $281 | 13% |
| Cignamajor | $14 - $258 | 13% |
| Humanamajor | $17 - $98 | 16% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $88 - $122 | 82% |
| Amerigroup | $12 - $127 | 11% |
| CareSource | $14 - $195 | 13% |
| Clover Health | $70 - $98 | 66% |
| Devoted Health | $16 - $101 | 15% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $70 - $98 | 66% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $430 |
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Other Procedures at Erlanger Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other TN hospitals
- Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $38
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $41
- University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $49
- Highpoint Health-Trousdale With Ascension Saint · Hartsville $63
- Pinewood Springs · Columbia $68
- Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma · Gallatin $69
- Parkridge Medical Center · Chattanooga $70
- Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital · Centerville $75
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.