Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
MR L SPINE WO DYE
Elgin, IL
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Advocate Sherman Hospital’s median price of $1.4k is 145% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 74% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $365.36 | $365.36 | $365.36 – $365.36 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $365.36 | $365.36 | $365.36 – $365.36 |
| 3 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $377.96 | $377.96 | $377.96 – $377.96 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,096 | $1,096 | $1,096 – $1,096 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,276 | $1,276 | $1,276 – $1,276 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,276 | $1,276 | $1,276 – $1,276 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,613 | $1,613 | $1,613 – $1,613 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $1,686 | $1,686 | $1,620 – $1,751 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,843 | $1,843 | $1,843 – $1,843 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,048 | $2,048 | $2,048 – $2,048 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,087 | $2,087 | $2,087 – $2,087 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,222 | $3,222 | $3,222 – $3,222 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,222 | $3,222 | $3,222 – $3,222 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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