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HC CERVICAL SPINE (2-3 VIEWS)
Philadelphia, PA
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Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health System D/B/A Penn Presbyterian Medical Center’s median price of $436 is 249% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 91% 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: 15 payers, 33 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 unitedhealthcare community (fka americhoice ma) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $32.51 | $32.51 | $32.51 – $32.51 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield keystone health plan east-ibc hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.36 | $37.36 | $37.36 – $37.36 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-hmo pos and direct access facility · other · outpatient | $41.45 | $41.45 | $41.45 – $41.45 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield personal choice-ibc ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $73.80 | $73.80 | $73.80 – $73.80 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $77.45 | $77.45 | $77.45 – $77.45 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.77 | $79.77 | $79.77 – $79.77 |
| 7 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $91.02 | $91.02 | $91.02 – $91.02 |
| 8 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $91.02 | $91.02 | $91.02 – $91.02 |
| 9 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $91.47 | $91.47 | $91.47 – $91.47 |
| 10 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $92.84 | $92.84 | $92.84 – $92.84 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $93.75 | $93.75 | $93.75 – $93.75 |
| 12 | Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $93.75 | $93.75 | $93.75 – $93.75 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $96.48 | $96.48 | $96.48 – $96.48 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $96.48 | $96.48 | $96.48 – $96.48 |
| 15 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · outpatient | $98.30 | $98.30 | $98.30 – $98.30 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · other · outpatient | $124.34 | $124.34 | $124.34 – $124.34 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · other · outpatient | $124.34 | $124.34 | $124.34 – $124.34 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $133.63 | $133.63 | $133.63 – $133.63 |
| 19 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $154.73 | $154.73 | $154.73 – $154.73 |
| 20 | Highmark highmark facility · other · outpatient | $191.41 | $191.41 | $191.41 – $191.41 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare non options facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $452.08 | $452.08 | $452.08 – $452.08 |
| 22 | Optum optum urn-transplant commercial facility · other · outpatient | $455.10 | $455.10 | $455.10 – $455.10 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ibc traditional facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $470.41 | $470.41 | $470.41 – $470.41 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $518.10 | $518.10 | $518.10 – $518.10 |
| 25 | First Health first health global facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $559.50 | $559.50 | $559.50 – $559.50 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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