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 4-5 VW
Bakersfield, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $143 is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($159), higher than 43% of the 2,694 hospitals reporting CPT 72050. 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 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 4 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 5 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $135 | $135 | — | — | — | $135 – $135 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $135 | $135 | — | — | — | $135 – $135 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $135 | $135 | — | — | — | $135 – $135 |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $135 | $135 | — | — | 1–10 | $135 – $135 |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $135 | $135 | — | — | — | $135 – $135 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $135 | $135 | — | — | — | $135 – $135 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $155 | $155 | — | — | — | $155 – $155 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $245 | $245 | — | — | — | $245 – $245 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $245 | $245 | — | — | — | $245 – $245 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $245 | $245 | — | — | — | $245 – $245 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $245 | $245 | — | — | — | $245 – $245 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $287 | $287 | — | — | — | $287 – $287 |
| 20 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $303 | $303 | — | — | 1–10 | $303 – $303 |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $394 | $394 | — | — | — | $394 – $394 |
| 22 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $532 | $532 | — | — | — | $532 – $532 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $571 | $571 | — | — | — | $571 – $571 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $571 | $571 | — | — | — | $571 – $571 |
| 25 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $818 | $818 | — | — | — | $818 – $818 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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