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XR C-SPINE 2-3 VIEWS
Spruce Pine, NC
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $364 is 191% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 86% 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: 9 payers, 18 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 mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157.26 | $157.26 | $157.26 – $157.26 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $164.93 | $164.93 | $164.93 – $164.93 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare bhmgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $167.38 | $167.38 | $167.38 – $167.38 |
| 4 | WellCare mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $169.84 | $169.84 | $169.84 – $169.84 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $196.58 | $196.58 | $196.58 – $196.58 |
| 6 | Cigna hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $334.18 | $334.18 | $334.18 – $334.18 |
| 7 | Cigna ifp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $334.18 | $334.18 | $334.18 – $334.18 |
| 8 | Cigna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $334.18 | $334.18 | $334.18 – $334.18 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas commercial-exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $363.67 | $363.67 | $363.67 – $363.67 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $396.10 | $396.10 | $396.10 – $396.10 |
| 11 | Cigna existingbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $402.00 | $402.00 | $402.00 – $402.00 |
| 12 | Caresource hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $432.47 | $432.47 | $432.47 – $432.47 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplanappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $442.30 | $442.30 | $442.30 – $442.30 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $464.90 | $464.90 | $464.90 – $464.90 |
| 15 | Medcost ultrarate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $478.37 | $478.37 | $478.37 – $478.37 |
| 16 | Medcost standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $498.52 | $498.52 | $498.52 – $498.52 |
| 17 | Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $690.96 | $690.96 | $690.96 – $690.96 |
| 18 | MultiPlan comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $786.30 | $786.30 | $786.30 – $786.30 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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