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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HC MRI Spine Cervical W/ Contrast
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $1.9k is 149% above the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 81% of the 2,490 hospitals reporting CPT 72142. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 13 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $739 | $739 | — | — | — | $739 – $739 |
| 2 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $765 | $765 | — | — | — | $765 – $765 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 4 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 5 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 6 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 7 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 9 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 10 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 11 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 13 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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