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
X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS
Stony Brook, NY
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Stony Brook University Hospital’s median price of $108 is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 40% 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: 4 payers, 7 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 commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 – $22.00 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $108.10 | $108.10 | $108.10 – $108.10 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · other · outpatient | $108.10 | $108.10 | $108.10 – $108.10 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $109.18 | $109.18 | $108.10 – $110.26 |
| 5 | Optum commercial facility · other · outpatient | $216.20 | $216.20 | $216.20 – $216.20 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $385.50 | $385.50 | $385.50 – $385.50 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,255 | $4,255 | $4,255 – $4,255 |
Last updated: Jun 10, 2026
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