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
SPINE CERV 3 VW OR LESS
Tustin, CA
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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $89 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 24% of the 2,628 hospitals reporting CPT 72040. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 23 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 | Bcbs Ca covered california/ifp/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.13 | $1.13 | $1.13 – $1.13 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 – $1.30 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.41 | $1.41 | $1.41 – $1.41 |
| 4 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $70.69 | $70.69 | $70.69 – $70.69 |
| 5 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $70.69 | $70.69 | $70.69 – $70.69 |
| 6 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $72.28 | $72.28 | $72.28 – $72.28 |
| 7 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $72.28 | $72.28 | $72.28 – $72.28 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $75.18 | $75.18 | $75.18 – $75.18 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $88.05 | $88.05 | $88.05 – $88.05 |
| 10 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $88.05 | $88.05 | $88.05 – $88.05 |
| 11 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $88.05 | $88.05 | $88.05 – $88.05 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $88.05 | $88.05 | $88.05 – $88.05 |
| 13 | Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $88.05 | $88.05 | $88.05 – $88.05 |
| 14 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $89.81 | $89.81 | $89.81 – $89.81 |
| 15 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $89.81 | $89.81 | $89.81 – $89.81 |
| 16 | Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $114.47 | $114.47 | $114.47 – $114.47 |
| 17 | Anthem commercial hmo-ppo/covered california facility · case rate · outpatient | $227.03 | $227.03 | $227.03 – $227.03 |
| 18 | Anthem ppg facility · case rate · outpatient | $283.80 | $283.80 | $283.80 – $283.80 |
| 19 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $297.60 | $297.60 | $297.60 – $297.60 |
| 20 | Phcs commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,380 | $1,380 | $1,380 – $1,380 |
| 21 | Phcs commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,380 | $1,380 | $1,380 – $1,380 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,648 | $1,648 | $1,648 – $1,648 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,648 | $1,648 | $1,648 – $1,648 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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