Cervical or thoracic spine discography with imaging review at Methodist Hospital

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

XR DISKGRPHY CERV/THOR

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $3.1k is 58% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 88% of the 1,644 hospitals reporting CPT 72285. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72285 at Methodist Hospital

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	First Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$132	$132	—	—	—	$132 – $132
2	First Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$132	$132	—	—	—	$132 – $132
3	First Health mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$132	$132	—	—	—	$132 – $132
4	UnitedHealthcare mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$132	$132	—	—	—	$132 – $132
5	First Health mcdstarkids fee schedule · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
6	First Health starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
7	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
8	Aetna Better Health chipepo fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
9	Aetna Better Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
10	Aetna Better Health chpfc fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
11	Aetna Better Health star fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
12	Aetna Better Health star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
13	Aetna Better Health starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
14	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
15	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
16	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
17	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
18	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
19	Aetna qhphix fee schedule · outpatient	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
20	Aetna narrownetwork fee schedule · outpatient	$364	$364	—	—	—	$364 – $364
21	Aetna newbusinessrates fee schedule · outpatient	$413	$413	—	—	—	$413 – $413
22	Aetna commercialbasenetwork fee schedule · outpatient	$421	$421	—	—	—	$421 – $421
23	Aetna oon fee schedule · outpatient	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
24	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.9k	$2.9k	—	—	—	$2.9k – $2.9k
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$3.0k	$3.0k	—	—	—	$3.0k – $3.0k

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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