Cervical or thoracic spine discography with imaging review at Ascension Cedar Park

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DISCOGRAPHY CERV/THOR SPINE

Park, TX

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Ascension Cedar Park’s median price of $129 is 93% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 11% of the 1,644 hospitals reporting CPT 72285. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72285 at Ascension Cedar Park

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 30 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3594_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
2	UnitedHealthcare 3737_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
3	UnitedHealthcare 3748_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
4	UnitedHealthcare 4322_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
5	Ambetter 3879_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3693_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4219_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
8	UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
9	UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
10	UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
11	Humana 2668_humana hmo 20230701 other · outpatient	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
12	Ambetter 3880_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) outpatient 20240901 fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5003_blue cross star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
16	Aetna 4489_aetna aco hmo 20250801 fee schedule · both	$324	$324	—	—	—	$324 – $324
17	Aetna 4490_aetna multi-tier whole health sha 20250801 fee schedule · both	$324	$324	—	—	—	$324 – $324
18	Aetna 1377_aetna hmo exchange 20200101 fee schedule · both	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
19	Aetna 235_aetna pos 20140601 fee schedule · outpatient	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
20	Aetna 236_aetna elect choice 20140601 fee schedule · outpatient	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
21	Aetna 4335_aetna sha aisd 20250101 other · outpatient	$536	$536	—	—	—	$536 – $536
22	Aetna 4486_aetna hmo 20250801 other · outpatient	$670	$670	—	—	—	$670 – $670
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4127_blue cross blue shield bav exchange 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
24	Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient	$2.6k	$2.6k	—	—	—	$2.6k – $2.6k
25	Cigna 4475_cigna hmo (aus,nw,sw,hay) 20250701 fee schedule · both	$5.1k	$5.1k	—	—	—	$5.1k – $5.1k

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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