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Original text from hospital filings
XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VW
Phoenix, AZ
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Dignity Health’s median price of $166 is 32% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 62% 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: 8 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $41.48 | $41.48 | $41.48 – $41.48 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|dual complete case rate · outpatient | $91.58 | $91.58 | $91.58 – $91.58 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $93.85 | $93.85 | $93.85 – $93.85 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $93.85 | $93.85 | $93.85 – $93.85 |
| 5 | Cigna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $93.85 | $93.85 | $93.85 – $93.85 |
| 6 | First Health medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $93.85 | $93.85 | $93.85 – $93.85 |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $93.85 | $93.85 | $93.85 – $93.85 |
| 8 | Optum medicare|optumcare fee schedule · outpatient | $93.85 | $93.85 | $93.85 – $93.85 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $93.85 | $93.85 | $93.85 – $93.85 |
| 10 | Optum medicare|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $103.23 | $103.23 | $103.23 – $103.23 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient | $116.68 | $116.68 | $116.68 – $116.68 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|neighborhood fee schedule · outpatient | $116.68 | $116.68 | $116.68 – $116.68 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $155.57 | $155.57 | $155.57 – $155.57 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|dignityhealthemployee fee schedule · outpatient | $165.68 | $165.68 | $165.68 – $165.68 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $179.03 | $179.03 | $179.03 – $179.03 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $189.46 | $189.46 | $189.46 – $189.46 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $194.81 | $194.81 | $194.81 – $194.81 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|navigate fee schedule · outpatient | $194.81 | $194.81 | $194.81 – $194.81 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $194.81 | $194.81 | $194.81 – $194.81 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial|localplus surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $202.81 | $202.81 | $202.81 – $202.81 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|workers comp fee schedule · outpatient | $229.57 | $229.57 | $229.57 – $229.57 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $266.85 | $266.85 | $266.85 – $266.85 |
| 23 | Optum commercial|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $409.84 | $409.84 | $409.84 – $409.84 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial|lifesource fee schedule · outpatient | $479.60 | $479.60 | $479.60 – $479.60 |
| 25 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $610.40 | $610.40 | $610.40 – $610.40 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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