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
Phoenix, AZ
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Dignity Health’s median price of $220 is 38% above the median hospital's median price ($159), higher than 63% 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: 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 | $56 | $56 | — | — | — | $56 – $56 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|dual complete case rate · outpatient | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | — | $113 – $113 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | — | $113 – $113 |
| 5 | Cigna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | — | $113 – $113 |
| 6 | First Health medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | — | $113 – $113 |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | — | $113 – $113 |
| 8 | Optum medicare|optumcare fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | 1–10 | $113 – $113 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $113 | $113 | — | — | 14 | $113 – $113 |
| 10 | Optum medicare|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $125 | $125 | — | — | — | $125 – $125 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | 1–10 | $165 – $165 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|neighborhood fee schedule · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|dignityhealthemployee fee schedule · outpatient | $217 | $217 | — | — | — | $217 – $217 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $220 | $220 | — | — | 26 | $220 – $220 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $233 | $233 | — | — | — | $233 – $233 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $236 | $236 | — | — | 20 | $236 – $236 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|navigate fee schedule · outpatient | $236 | $236 | — | — | — | $236 – $236 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $236 | $236 | — | — | — | $236 – $236 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|localplus surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $250 | $250 | — | — | — | $250 – $250 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $250 | $250 | — | — | 12 | $250 – $250 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|workers comp fee schedule · outpatient | $325 | $325 | — | — | — | $325 – $325 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $328 | $328 | — | — | 21 | $328 – $328 |
| 23 | Optum commercial|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $537 | $537 | — | — | — | $537 – $537 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial|lifesource fee schedule · outpatient | $629 | $629 | — | — | — | $629 – $629 |
| 25 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $800 | $800 | — | — | — | $800 – $800 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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