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 Radex Spine Cervical 2 or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 1 View
Chicago, IL
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University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics’s median price of $52 is 59% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 9% 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: 10 payers, 65 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 | Molina mmai dual eligibility professional · fee schedule · both | $31.93 | $24.17 | $8.64 – $31.93 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $25.54 | $25.54 | $25.54 – $25.54 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $25.54 | $25.54 | $25.54 – $25.54 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $25.54 | $25.54 | $25.54 – $25.54 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare core epo & navigate epo professional · fee schedule · both | $26.91 | $27.36 | $14.13 – $41.04 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap professional · fee schedule · both | $39.91 | $30.21 | $10.80 – $39.91 |
| 7 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad professional · fee schedule · both | $39.91 | $30.21 | $10.80 – $39.91 |
| 8 | Optum all products professional · fee schedule · both | $39.91 | $30.21 | $10.80 – $39.91 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $39.91 | $30.21 | $10.80 – $39.91 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare choice epo professional · fee schedule · both | $30.42 | $30.93 | $15.97 – $46.39 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo, pos & open access professional · fee schedule · both | $30.42 | $30.93 | $15.97 – $46.39 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $41.91 | $31.72 | $11.34 – $41.91 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice city of chicago professional · fee schedule · both | $49.94 | $37.80 | $13.51 – $49.94 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice opt ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $49.94 | $37.80 | $13.51 – $49.94 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unite here health professional · fee schedule · both | $49.94 | $37.80 | $13.51 – $49.94 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield advocate health systems ipa professional · fee schedule · both | $50.69 | $38.37 | $13.72 – $50.69 |
| 17 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · both | $46.73 | $42.71 | $17.33 – $64.07 |
| 18 | Aetna choice pos & health network option professional · fee schedule · both | $46.46 | $42.83 | $17.80 – $64.24 |
| 19 | Aetna st of il qchp, aexcel, coventry ppo & first health network solutions professional · fee schedule · both | $46.46 | $42.83 | $17.80 – $64.24 |
| 20 | Aetna workers comp professional · fee schedule · both | $46.46 | $42.83 | $17.80 – $64.24 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield access community health network professional · fee schedule · both | $58.10 | $43.97 | $15.72 – $58.10 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $58.10 | $43.97 | $15.72 – $58.10 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $59.87 | $45.31 | $16.20 – $59.87 |
| 24 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.73 | $46.73 | $46.73 – $46.73 |
| 25 | Aetna choice pos & health network option facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.75 | $46.75 | $46.75 – $46.75 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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