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
XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 2 OR 3 VWS
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $189 is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 67% 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, 34 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $86.41 | $86.41 | $86.41 – $86.41 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $86.41 | $86.41 | $86.41 – $86.41 |
| 3 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $86.41 | $86.41 | $86.41 – $86.41 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $86.41 | $86.41 | $86.41 – $86.41 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $86.41 | $86.41 | $86.41 – $86.41 |
| 6 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.48 | $120.48 | $120.48 – $120.48 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $142.94 | $142.94 | $142.94 – $142.94 |
| 8 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $144.87 | $144.87 | $144.87 – $144.87 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $150.51 | $150.51 | $150.51 – $150.51 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $150.55 | $150.55 | $150.55 – $150.55 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $150.55 | $150.55 | $150.55 – $150.55 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient | $155.91 | $155.91 | $155.91 – $155.91 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $155.91 | $155.91 | $155.91 – $155.91 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $156.12 | $156.12 | $156.12 – $156.12 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $156.12 | $156.12 | $156.12 – $156.12 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $163.80 | $163.80 | $163.80 – $163.80 |
| 17 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $164.35 | $164.35 | $164.35 – $164.35 |
| 18 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $164.35 | $164.35 | $164.35 – $164.35 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176.10 | $176.10 | $176.10 – $176.10 |
| 20 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $201.29 | $201.29 | $201.29 – $201.29 |
| 21 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $206.75 | $206.75 | $206.75 – $206.75 |
| 22 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $211.85 | $211.85 | $201.29 – $222.40 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $218.40 | $218.40 | $218.40 – $218.40 |
| 24 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $239.51 | $239.51 | $239.51 – $239.51 |
| 25 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $239.51 | $239.51 | $239.51 – $239.51 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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