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X-ray exam neck spine 2-3 vw
Columbia, SC
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MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast’s median price of $87 is 31% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 21% 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: 4 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $53.05 | $53.05 | $53.05 – $53.05 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $70.73 | $70.73 | $70.73 – $70.73 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.12 | $71.12 | $71.12 – $71.12 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.12 | $71.12 | $71.12 – $71.12 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $84.12 | $84.12 | $84.12 – $84.12 |
| 6 | Clover medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85.80 | $85.80 | $85.80 – $85.80 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $86.64 | $86.64 | $86.64 – $86.64 |
| 8 | Molina exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $92.53 | $92.53 | $92.53 – $92.53 |
| 9 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $93.96 | $93.96 | $93.96 – $93.96 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lowcountry blue exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.56 | $98.56 | $98.56 – $98.56 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $122.08 | $122.08 | $122.08 – $122.08 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.10 | $134.10 | $134.10 – $134.10 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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