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XR C-SPINE 2-3 VIEWS
Whitesburg, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $60 is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 10% 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: 8 payers, 21 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 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · both | $10.04 | $10.04 | $10.04 – $10.04 |
| 2 | Optum veterans affairs plan fee schedule · both | $10.04 | $10.04 | $10.04 – $10.04 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · both | $10.04 | $10.04 | $10.04 – $10.04 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · both | $10.04 | $10.04 | $10.04 – $10.04 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health medicaid fee schedule · both | $21.59 | $21.59 | $21.59 – $21.59 |
| 6 | WellCare medicaid fee schedule · both | $25.64 | $25.64 | $25.64 – $25.64 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare other · outpatient | $46.75 | $46.75 | $46.75 – $46.75 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare advantage other · outpatient | $46.75 | $46.75 | $46.75 – $46.75 |
| 9 | Humana medicare other · outpatient | $46.75 | $46.75 | $46.75 – $46.75 |
| 10 | Optum veterans affairs plan other · outpatient | $46.75 | $46.75 | $46.75 – $46.75 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare other · outpatient | $46.75 | $46.75 | $46.75 – $46.75 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare other · outpatient | $46.75 | $46.75 | $46.75 – $46.75 |
| 13 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $72.95 | $72.95 | $72.95 – $72.95 |
| 14 | WellCare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111.75 | $111.75 | $111.75 – $111.75 |
| 15 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.63 | $129.63 | $129.63 – $129.63 |
| 16 | Anthem medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.63 | $129.63 | $129.63 – $129.63 |
| 17 | Humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $133.52 | $133.52 | $133.52 – $133.52 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $341.51 | $341.51 | $341.51 – $341.51 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $381.05 | $381.05 | $371.28 – $390.81 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $402.30 | $402.30 | $402.30 – $402.30 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $415.71 | $415.71 | $415.71 – $415.71 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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