X-ray of spine, one view at St Helena Hospital

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X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 1 view

Helena, CA

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St Helena Hospital’s median price of $220 is 87% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 78% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 72081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72081 at St Helena Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield bh mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
6	Kaiser kaiser mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
7	Cigna cigna-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
8	Kaiser kaiser-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
9	Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
11	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
12	UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
13	UnitedHealthcare uhc select/select plus fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield bh mcr adv other · outpatient	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv other · outpatient	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield other · outpatient	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
17	Kaiser kaiser mcr adv other · outpatient	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
18	UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
19	Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$167	$135	$55	41%	—	$40 – $167
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$279	$210	$119	57%	—	$3 – $279
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$251	$251	—	—	—	$251 – $251
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$334	$251	$143	57%	—	$3 – $334
23	Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$298	$281	$171	61%	—	$30 – $497
24	UnitedHealthcare uhc select/select plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$286	$294	$84	29%	3–30	$194 – $401
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield behav hlth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$291	$298	$86	29%	3–30	$197 – $407

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Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

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