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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X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS
South Charleston, WV
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Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association’s median price of $87 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 22% 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, 17 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 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.98 | $7.98 | $7.98 – $7.98 |
| 2 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.98 | $7.98 | $7.98 – $7.98 |
| 3 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.13 | $8.13 | $8.13 – $8.13 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.13 | $8.13 | $8.13 – $8.13 |
| 5 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · other · outpatient | $19.30 | $19.30 | $19.30 – $19.30 |
| 6 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $19.67 | $19.67 | $19.67 – $19.67 |
| 7 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $86.39 | $76.02 | $34.56 – $86.39 |
| 8 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $87.22 | $76.75 | $34.89 – $87.22 |
| 9 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $87.22 | $76.75 | $34.89 – $87.22 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $90.55 | $79.68 | $36.22 – $90.55 |
| 11 | Highmark chip facility · other · outpatient | $93.20 | $93.20 | $93.20 – $93.20 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $420.41 | $369.96 | $168.17 – $420.41 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $420.41 | $369.96 | $168.17 – $420.41 |
| 14 | Caresource caresource facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,069 | $1,069 | $1,069 – $1,069 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,093 | $1,093 | $1,093 – $1,093 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,117 | $1,117 | $1,117 – $1,117 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,124 | $1,124 | $1,124 – $1,124 |
Last updated: Jul 10, 2026
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