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
Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 2 or 3 views
PASADENA, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast’s median price of $182 is 45% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 65% 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: 11 payers, 46 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 mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $40.56 | $40.56 | $40.56 – $40.56 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $42.94 | $42.94 | $42.94 – $42.94 |
| 3 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $43.74 | $43.74 | $43.74 – $43.74 |
| 4 | Molina star fee schedule · outpatient | $43.74 | $43.74 | $43.74 – $43.74 |
| 5 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $43.74 | $43.74 | $43.74 – $43.74 |
| 6 | Molina starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $43.74 | $43.74 | $43.74 – $43.74 |
| 7 | Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $49.70 | $49.70 | $49.70 – $49.70 |
| 8 | Cigna csn fee schedule · outpatient | $105.33 | $105.33 | $105.33 – $105.33 |
| 9 | Superior Healthplan chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.12 | $108.12 | $108.12 – $108.12 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.12 | $108.12 | $108.12 – $108.12 |
| 11 | Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.12 | $108.12 | $108.12 – $108.12 |
| 12 | Superior Healthplan starkids percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.12 | $108.12 | $108.12 – $108.12 |
| 13 | Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.12 | $108.12 | $108.12 – $108.12 |
| 14 | Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient | $114.00 | $114.00 | $114.00 – $114.00 |
| 15 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $135.51 | $135.51 | $135.51 – $135.51 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $140.47 | $140.47 | $140.47 – $140.47 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $153.71 | $153.71 | $153.71 – $153.71 |
| 18 | Aetna qhpexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $171.05 | $171.05 | $171.05 – $171.05 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $177.98 | $177.98 | $177.98 – $177.98 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient | $182.03 | $182.03 | $182.03 – $182.03 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient | $182.03 | $182.03 | $182.03 – $182.03 |
| 22 | Aetna nbhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $227.35 | $227.35 | $227.35 – $227.35 |
| 23 | Aetna nbpos fee schedule · outpatient | $227.35 | $227.35 | $227.35 – $227.35 |
| 24 | Aetna nbppo fee schedule · outpatient | $227.35 | $227.35 | $227.35 – $227.35 |
| 25 | Aetna commhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $241.84 | $241.84 | $241.84 – $241.84 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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