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
HC CERVICAL SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEWS
Sac City, IA
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Loring Hospital’s median price of $156 is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 60% 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: 6 payers, 19 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 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $100.80 | $100.80 | $100.80 – $100.80 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $100.80 | $100.80 | $100.80 – $100.80 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $100.80 | $100.80 | $100.80 – $100.80 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $103.51 | $103.51 | $103.51 – $103.51 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $123.75 | $123.75 | $123.75 – $123.75 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.36 | $129.36 | $129.36 – $129.36 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $134.40 | $134.40 | $134.40 – $134.40 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140.39 | $140.39 | $140.39 – $140.39 |
| 10 | Molina medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $156.24 | $156.24 | $156.24 – $156.24 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $156.75 | $156.75 | $156.75 – $156.75 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $159.60 | $159.60 | $159.60 – $159.60 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $161.28 | $161.28 | $161.28 – $161.28 |
| 14 | Humana medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $165.00 | $165.00 | $165.00 – $165.00 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $168.00 | $168.00 | $168.00 – $168.00 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $168.00 | $168.00 | $168.00 – $168.00 |
| 17 | Humana medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $168.00 | $168.00 | $168.00 – $168.00 |
| 18 | Molina medicaid facility · case rate · inpatient | $168.00 | $168.00 | $168.00 – $168.00 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · per diem · inpatient | $168.00 | $168.00 | $168.00 – $168.00 |
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
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