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
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh’s median price of $368 is 194% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 87% 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, 36 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 pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $65.50 | $65.50 | $65.50 – $65.50 |
| 2 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $70.85 | $70.85 | $37.96 – $103.73 |
| 3 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $89.07 | $89.07 | $89.07 – $89.07 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $90.67 | $90.67 | $90.67 – $90.67 |
| 5 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $90.67 | $90.67 | $90.67 – $90.67 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $92.34 | $92.34 | $92.34 – $92.34 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $99.24 | $99.24 | $99.24 – $99.24 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.93 | $106.93 | $106.93 – $106.93 |
| 9 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $113.40 | $113.40 | $113.40 – $113.40 |
| 10 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $133.41 | $133.41 | $133.41 – $133.41 |
| 11 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $144.90 | $144.90 | $144.90 – $144.90 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $170.47 | $170.47 | $170.47 – $170.47 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195.75 | $195.75 | $195.75 – $195.75 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $313.20 | $313.20 | $313.20 – $313.20 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $313.20 | $313.20 | $313.20 – $313.20 |
| 16 | Aetna narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $331.21 | $331.21 | $331.21 – $331.21 |
| 17 | Aetna narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $331.21 | $331.21 | $331.21 – $331.21 |
| 18 | Aetna fully insured facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
| 19 | Aetna fully insured facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
| 20 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
| 21 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
| 22 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
| 23 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare all business facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare all business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $368.01 | $368.01 | $368.01 – $368.01 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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