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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X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS
Bellingham, WA
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St. Joseph Medical Center’s median price of $114 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 44% 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: 7 payers, 14 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 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $103.35 | $103.35 | $103.35 – $103.35 |
| 2 | Regence medicare advantage hmo facility · other · outpatient | $106.45 | $106.45 | $106.45 – $106.45 |
| 3 | Regence medicare advantage ppo facility · other · outpatient | $106.45 | $106.45 | $106.45 – $106.45 |
| 4 | Molina medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $108.52 | $108.52 | $108.52 – $108.52 |
| 5 | Humana medicare hmo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $113.69 | $113.69 | $113.68 – $113.69 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $113.69 | $113.69 | $113.68 – $113.69 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $113.69 | $113.69 | $113.68 – $113.69 |
| 8 | Regence ump facility · other · outpatient | $199.33 | $199.33 | $199.33 – $199.33 |
| 9 | Kaiser all other lob facility · outpatient | $424.41 | $424.41 | $424.41 – $424.41 |
| 10 | Kaiser all other lob facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $424.41 | $424.41 | $424.41 – $424.41 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $522.06 | $522.06 | $522.06 – $522.06 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare doctors plan facility · other · outpatient | $553.33 | $553.33 | $553.33 – $553.33 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $629.14 | $629.14 | $629.14 – $629.14 |
| 14 | Regence commercial facility · other · outpatient | $679.82 | $679.82 | $679.82 – $679.82 |
Last updated: Mar 21, 2026
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