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 DISCOGRAPHY CERV/THOR SPINE
Meridian, MS
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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $1.8k is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 40% of the 1,644 hospitals reporting CPT 72285. 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 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $305 | $305 | — | — | — | $305 – $305 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | $187 | 12% | — | $1.4k – $1.8k |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 5 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 6 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 7 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.2k | $260 | 12% | — | $1.8k – $2.3k |
| 9 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 10 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 11 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | $243 | 8% | — | $2.9k – $3.4k |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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