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 exam neck spine 2-3 vw
Perry, GA
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Houston Hospitals Inc’s median price of $78 is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 14% 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, 12 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 | Cigna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.66 | $42.66 | $42.66 – $42.66 |
| 2 | Aetna exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.67 | $42.67 | $42.67 – $42.67 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pathway exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.94 | $42.94 | $42.94 – $42.94 |
| 4 | Humana medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.89 | $61.89 | $61.89 – $61.89 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $62.85 | $62.85 | $62.85 – $62.85 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $77.58 | $77.58 | $77.58 – $77.58 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $78.35 | $78.35 | $78.35 – $78.35 |
| 8 | Cigna healthspring medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.12 | $79.12 | $79.12 – $79.12 |
| 9 | Clover medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $80.66 | $80.66 | $80.66 – $80.66 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81.43 | $81.43 | $81.43 – $81.43 |
| 11 | Ambetter peach state exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $162.85 | $162.85 | $162.85 – $162.85 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $199.53 | $199.53 | $199.53 – $199.53 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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