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
CAGE SPINAL 12-17MM 12MM SMALL VBR SMALL TI ANT DISTRACTION
St. Louis, MO
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Christian Hospital’s median price of $7.8k is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($6.8k), higher than 57% of the 1,005 hospitals reporting HCPCS C1821. 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, 23 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 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.7k | $5.5k | $3.0k | 55% | — | $693 – $13.7k |
| 2 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.4k | $6.8k | $4.1k | 61% | — | $410 – $17.8k |
| 3 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.4k | $6.8k | $4.1k | 61% | — | $410 – $17.8k |
| 4 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.4k | $6.8k | $4.1k | 61% | — | $410 – $17.8k |
| 5 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.1k | $6.8k | $3.8k | 55% | — | $866 – $17.1k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.8k | $7.2k | $4.3k | 61% | — | $433 – $18.9k |
| 7 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.9k | $7.2k | $4.4k | 61% | — | $438 – $19.1k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $9.3k | $8.5k | $5.1k | 61% | 514–5,140 | $514 – $22.4k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $9.4k | $8.6k | $5.2k | 61% | — | $521 – $22.7k |
| 10 | Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.5k | $9.7k | $5.9k | 61% | — | $585 – $25.5k |
| 11 | Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.5k | $9.7k | $5.9k | 61% | — | $585 – $25.5k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.5k | $9.7k | $5.9k | 61% | — | $585 – $25.5k |
| 13 | First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.5k | $9.7k | $5.9k | 60% | — | $585 – $25.5k |
| 14 | Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.6k | $9.8k | $5.9k | 61% | — | $591 – $25.7k |
| 15 | Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.6k | $9.8k | $5.9k | 61% | — | $591 – $25.7k |
| 16 | Phcs bjc hb phcs community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.6k | $9.8k | $5.9k | 61% | — | $591 – $25.7k |
| 17 | MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.6k | $9.8k | $5.9k | 60% | — | $591 – $25.7k |
| 18 | Cigna bjc hb cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.3k | $10.4k | $6.3k | 61% | — | $630 – $27.4k |
| 19 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.3k | $10.4k | $6.3k | 61% | — | $630 – $27.4k |
| 20 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.3k | $10.4k | $6.3k | 60% | — | $630 – $27.4k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem alliance epo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.0k | $11.1k | $6.7k | 61% | — | $669 – $29.2k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem blue preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.0k | $11.1k | $6.7k | 61% | — | $669 – $29.2k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.3k | $11.3k | $6.9k | 61% | — | $685 – $29.8k |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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