Cervical spine X-ray, 2 to 3 views at Piedmont Augusta

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

HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $190 is 52% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 67% of the 2,628 hospitals reporting CPT 72040. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72040 at Piedmont Augusta

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 17 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 pathway fee schedule · both	$53.10	$53.10	$53.10 – $53.10
2	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$63.62	$63.62	$63.62 – $63.62
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$63.66	$63.66	$63.66 – $63.66
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$79.90	$79.90	$79.90 – $79.90
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$80.20	$80.20	$80.20 – $80.20
6	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$105.32	$105.32	$105.32 – $105.32
7	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$105.32	$105.32	$105.32 – $105.32
8	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both	$109.53	$109.53	$109.53 – $109.53
9	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$172.67	$172.67	$172.67 – $172.67
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$207.47	$207.47	$207.47 – $207.47
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$216.45	$216.45	$216.45 – $216.45
12	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$216.45	$216.45	$216.45 – $216.45
13	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$292.60	$292.60	$292.60 – $292.60
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$323.16	$323.16	$323.16 – $323.16
15	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$323.16	$323.16	$323.16 – $323.16
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$543.49	$543.49	$543.49 – $543.49
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$624.28	$624.28	$624.28 – $624.28

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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