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.
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HC X-RAY EXAM, SPINE, CERVICAL, 2 OR 3 VIEWS
Milwaukee, WI
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Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc’s median price of $325 is 160% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 84% 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: 9 payers, 32 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 managed medicaid other · inpatient | $28.79 | $28.79 | $28.79 – $28.79 |
| 2 | Anthem managed medicaid other · outpatient | $28.79 | $28.79 | $28.79 – $28.79 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid other · inpatient | $28.79 | $28.79 | $28.79 – $28.79 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid other · outpatient | $28.79 | $28.79 | $28.79 – $28.79 |
| 5 | Anthem blue preferred/pos other · inpatient | $48.64 | $48.64 | $48.64 – $48.64 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare advantage other · inpatient | $86.90 | $86.90 | $86.90 – $86.90 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage other · inpatient | $86.90 | $86.90 | $86.90 – $86.90 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage/dual other · inpatient | $86.90 | $86.90 | $86.90 – $86.90 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage other · inpatient | $88.64 | $88.64 | $88.64 – $88.64 |
| 10 | Anthem medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $89.48 | $89.48 | $89.48 – $89.48 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $89.48 | $89.48 | $89.48 – $89.48 |
| 12 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $89.48 | $89.48 | $89.48 – $89.48 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage/dual case rate · outpatient | $89.48 | $89.48 | $89.48 – $89.48 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $91.27 | $91.27 | $91.27 – $91.27 |
| 15 | WellCare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $91.27 | $91.27 | $91.27 – $91.27 |
| 16 | Anthem blue preferred/pos fee schedule · outpatient | $156.58 | $156.58 | $156.58 – $156.58 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare nexus other · inpatient | $408.00 | $408.00 | $408.00 – $408.00 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo other · inpatient | $418.00 | $418.00 | $418.00 – $418.00 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare nexus fee schedule · outpatient | $422.00 | $422.00 | $422.00 – $422.00 |
| 20 | Aetna all contracted commercial plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $462.80 | $462.80 | $452.40 – $473.20 |
| 21 | Aetna all contracted commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $462.80 | $462.80 | $452.40 – $473.20 |
| 22 | Cigna all contracted commercial plans other · inpatient | $471.90 | $471.90 | $471.90 – $471.90 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare choice plus/navigate other · inpatient | $491.00 | $491.00 | $491.00 – $491.00 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare choice plus/navigate fee schedule · outpatient | $513.00 | $513.00 | $513.00 – $513.00 |
| 25 | Anthem federal/out of state/ppo other · inpatient | $514.25 | $514.25 | $514.25 – $514.25 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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