X-ray, lower back
Facility: Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WI hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI 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 $75 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Meriter charges insurers about $51, or about $606 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Madison, WI.
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 | $12 - $478 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $1,099 | 11% |
| Cignamajor | $79 - $347 | 74% |
| Humanamajor | $13 - $103 | 12% |
| HealthPartners | $31 - $422 | 29% |
| Meridian | $13 - $103 | 12% |
| Quartz | $361 | 338% |
| Security Health Plan | $85 - $359 | 80% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $984 |
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Other Procedures at Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Compare: X-ray, lower back at other WI hospitals
- Fort Memorial Hospital · Fort Atkinson $37
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $42
- Tomah Memorial Hospital · Tomah $46
- Black River Memorial Hospital · Black River Falls $53
- Beloit Health System · Beloit $61
- Upland Hills Health · Dodgeville $75
- Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee $91
- Ascension Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital · Mequon $91
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.