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
BC SPINE CERVICAL 3 VWS OR LES
Washington, DC
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MedStar Georgetown Hospital’s median price of $147 is 18% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 58% 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: 10 payers, 22 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 anthem-hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $88.46 | $88.46 | $88.46 – $88.46 |
| 2 | Carefirst carefirst medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.81 | $102.81 | $102.81 – $102.81 |
| 3 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.81 | $102.81 | $102.81 – $102.81 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare optum va community care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.81 | $102.81 | $102.81 – $102.81 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united secure facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.84 | $103.84 | $103.84 – $103.84 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna all hmo and ppo plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $105.16 | $105.16 | $105.16 – $105.16 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $105.89 | $105.89 | $105.89 – $105.89 |
| 8 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $107.95 | $107.95 | $107.95 – $107.95 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $120.15 | $120.15 | $120.15 – $120.15 |
| 10 | Carefirst all carefirst hmo plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $142.55 | $142.55 | $142.55 – $142.55 |
| 11 | Carefirst all carefirst ppo plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $142.55 | $142.55 | $142.55 – $142.55 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community plan of maryland facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $147.21 | $147.21 | $147.21 – $147.21 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community plan of maryland facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $184.01 | $184.01 | $184.01 – $184.01 |
| 14 | Cigna all cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $207.94 | $207.94 | $207.94 – $207.94 |
| 15 | Cigna all cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $207.94 | $207.94 | $207.94 – $207.94 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc navigate/core facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $358.89 | $358.89 | $358.89 – $358.89 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all hmo & mamsi products facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $379.31 | $379.31 | $379.31 – $379.31 |
| 18 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $420.60 | $420.60 | $420.60 – $420.60 |
| 19 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420.60 | $420.60 | $420.60 – $420.60 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all ppo products facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $431.83 | $431.83 | $431.83 – $431.83 |
| 21 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $446.89 | $446.89 | $446.89 – $446.89 |
| 22 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $446.89 | $446.89 | $446.89 – $446.89 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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