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
SPINE CERVICAL 3 VIEWS OR LESS
Altoona, PA
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UPMC Altoona’s median price of $132 is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 54% 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: 5 payers, 9 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 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.50 | $16.50 | $16.50 – $16.50 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.32 | $17.32 | $17.32 – $17.32 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24.47 | $24.47 | $24.47 – $24.47 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25.76 | $25.76 | $25.76 – $25.76 |
| 5 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.82 | $39.82 | $39.82 – $39.82 |
| 6 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.50 | $277.50 | $277.50 – $277.50 |
| 7 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.50 | $277.50 | $277.50 – $277.50 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $284.49 | $284.49 | $284.49 – $284.49 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $294.15 | $294.15 | $294.15 – $294.15 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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