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
HC CERVICAL SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEWS
Independence, IA
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Buchanan County Health Center’s median price of $377 is 202% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 87% 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: 6 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $114.03 | $114.03 | $114.03 – $114.03 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · other · outpatient | $127.74 | $127.74 | $127.74 – $127.74 |
| 3 | Humana medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $173.22 | $173.22 | $173.22 – $173.22 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $178.51 | $178.51 | $178.51 – $178.51 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $183.61 | $183.61 | $183.61 – $183.61 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $190.60 | $190.60 | $190.60 – $190.60 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $255.02 | $255.02 | $255.02 – $255.02 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $255.02 | $255.02 | $255.02 – $255.02 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $255.02 | $255.02 | $255.02 – $255.02 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $265.22 | $265.22 | $265.22 – $265.22 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $423.33 | $423.33 | $423.33 – $423.33 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $423.33 | $423.33 | $423.33 – $423.33 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $423.43 | $423.43 | $423.43 – $423.43 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $453.94 | $453.94 | $453.94 – $453.94 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $459.04 | $459.04 | $459.04 – $459.04 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $459.04 | $459.04 | $459.04 – $459.04 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $510.04 | $510.04 | $510.04 – $510.04 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $510.04 | $510.04 | $510.04 – $510.04 |
| 19 | Humana medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $510.04 | $510.04 | $510.04 – $510.04 |
| 20 | Molina medicaid facility · case rate · inpatient | $510.04 | $510.04 | $510.04 – $510.04 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $510.04 | $510.04 | $510.04 – $510.04 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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