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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC MRI SPINE CERVICAL W/CONTRAST
Meridian, MS
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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $416 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 21% 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: 11 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 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $301 | $301 | — | — | — | $301 – $301 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $307 | $307 | $23 | 7% | — | $285 – $330 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $327 | $327 | — | — | — | $327 – $327 |
| 4 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $327 | $327 | — | — | — | $327 – $327 |
| 5 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $327 | $327 | — | — | — | $327 – $327 |
| 6 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $327 | $327 | — | — | — | $327 – $327 |
| 7 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $457 | $457 | — | — | — | $457 – $457 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $614 | $518 | $135 | 26% | — | $327 – $614 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $650 | $650 | — | — | — | $650 – $650 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $762 | $762 | — | — | — | $762 – $762 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 12 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | $130 | 13% | — | $908 – $1.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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