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X-ray exam neck spine 2-3 vw
Lancaster, SC
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center’s median price of $93 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 28% 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: 3 payers, 10 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 medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $84.57 | $84.57 | $84.57 – $84.57 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $86.26 | $86.26 | $86.26 – $86.26 |
| 5 | Molina exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $93.02 | $93.02 | $93.02 – $93.02 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice/blueoptions exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $151.16 | $151.16 | $151.16 – $151.16 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $151.16 | $151.16 | $151.16 – $151.16 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lowcountry blue exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $173.97 | $173.97 | $173.97 – $173.97 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $195.01 | $195.01 | $195.01 – $195.01 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $214.21 | $214.21 | $214.21 – $214.21 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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