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X-ray exam neck spine 2-3 vw
OPELIKA, AL
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East Alabama Medical Center’s median price of $85 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 19% 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, 21 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 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.10 | $17.10 | $9.83 – $24.36 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.10 | $17.10 | $9.83 – $24.36 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.10 | $17.10 | $9.83 – $24.36 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.10 | $17.10 | $9.83 – $24.36 |
| 5 | Beechstreet phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $76.29 | $76.29 | $76.29 – $76.29 |
| 6 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $76.29 | $76.29 | $76.29 – $76.29 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $79.79 | $79.79 | $79.79 – $79.79 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $79.79 | $79.79 | $79.79 – $79.79 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $89.45 | $89.45 | $89.45 – $89.45 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $89.45 | $89.45 | $89.45 – $89.45 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.70 | $95.70 | $94.20 – $97.20 |
| 12 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111.65 | $111.65 | $109.90 – $113.40 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $127.60 | $127.60 | $125.60 – $129.60 |
| 14 | Beechstreet phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.58 | $135.58 | $133.45 – $137.70 |
| 15 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $135.58 | $135.58 | $133.45 – $137.70 |
| 16 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.58 | $135.58 | $133.45 – $137.70 |
| 17 | MultiPlan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.58 | $135.58 | $133.45 – $137.70 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $157.00 | $157.00 | $157.00 – $157.00 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $159.50 | $159.50 | $157.00 – $162.00 |
| 20 | Humana commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $161.08 | $161.08 | $161.08 – $161.08 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $166.77 | $166.77 | $166.77 – $166.77 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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