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 CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VW
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $112 is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 42% 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, 28 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $37.27 | $37.27 | $37.27 – $37.27 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $37.27 | $37.27 | $37.27 – $37.27 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $37.27 | $37.27 | $37.27 – $37.27 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $49.20 | $49.20 | $49.20 – $49.20 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $109.56 | $109.56 | $109.56 – $109.56 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $111.88 | $111.88 | $111.88 – $111.88 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $111.88 | $111.88 | $111.88 – $111.88 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $111.88 | $111.88 | $111.88 – $111.88 |
| 9 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $111.88 | $111.88 | $111.88 – $111.88 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $111.88 | $111.88 | $111.88 – $111.88 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $111.88 | $111.88 | $111.88 – $111.88 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $117.83 | $117.83 | $117.83 – $117.83 |
| 13 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $123.07 | $123.07 | $123.07 – $123.07 |
| 14 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $152.16 | $152.16 | $152.16 – $152.16 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $182.03 | $182.03 | $182.03 – $182.03 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $182.03 | $182.03 | $182.03 – $182.03 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $182.03 | $182.03 | $182.03 – $182.03 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $182.03 | $182.03 | $182.03 – $182.03 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $182.90 | $182.90 | $182.90 – $182.90 |
| 20 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $212.57 | $212.57 | $212.57 – $212.57 |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $287.01 | $287.01 | $287.01 – $287.01 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $424.11 | $424.11 | $424.11 – $424.11 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $424.11 | $424.11 | $424.11 – $424.11 |
| 24 | Anthem commercial|premertiered fee schedule · outpatient | $571.56 | $571.56 | $571.56 – $571.56 |
| 25 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $606.20 | $606.20 | $606.20 – $606.20 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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