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
XR ENTIRE SPINE W/SKULL 1 VIEW
Chicago, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital’s median price of $367 is 213% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 91% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 72081. 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 | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $137 | $137 | — | — | — | $137 – $137 |
| 4 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $138 | $138 | — | — | — | $138 – $138 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $351 | $351 | — | — | — | $351 – $351 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $293 | $354 | $141 | 40% | — | $220 – $549 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | $16 | 4% | — | $384 – $415 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $437 | $437 | — | — | — | $437 – $437 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $458 | $458 | — | — | — | $458 – $458 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467 | $467 | — | — | — | $467 – $467 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $520 | $520 | — | — | — | $520 – $520 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $520 | $520 | — | — | — | $520 – $520 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $634 | $634 | — | — | — | $634 – $634 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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