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 DX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $135 is 8% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 55% 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: 15 payers, 58 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $18.88 | $18.88 | $9.17 – $28.59 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $18.88 | $18.88 | $9.17 – $28.59 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $18.88 | $18.88 | $9.17 – $28.59 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.97 | $24.00 | $10.03 – $36.00 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $26.49 | $24.48 | $10.23 – $36.72 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $26.88 | $24.84 | $10.38 – $37.26 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $26.95 | $24.91 | $10.41 – $37.36 |
| 8 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $33.55 | $33.55 | $33.55 – $33.55 |
| 9 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $64.56 | $64.56 | $54.00 – $75.12 |
| 10 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $71.23 | $71.23 | $59.57 – $82.88 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $74.78 | $74.78 | $59.60 – $89.95 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $74.78 | $74.78 | $59.60 – $89.95 |
| 13 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $75.41 | $75.41 | $61.01 – $89.80 |
| 14 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $75.41 | $75.41 | $61.01 – $89.80 |
| 15 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $89.81 | $89.81 | $89.81 – $89.81 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $91.13 | $91.13 | $91.13 – $91.13 |
| 17 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $92.45 | $92.45 | $92.45 – $92.45 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $92.73 | $92.73 | $92.73 – $92.73 |
| 19 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $130.54 | $130.54 | $130.54 – $130.54 |
| 20 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $133.00 | $133.00 | $133.00 – $133.00 |
| 21 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $158.62 | $158.62 | $158.62 – $158.62 |
| 22 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $181.36 | $181.36 | $181.36 – $181.36 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195.31 | $195.31 | $195.31 – $195.31 |
| 24 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $207.10 | $207.10 | $207.10 – $207.10 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $220.86 | $220.86 | $220.86 – $220.86 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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