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 Presbyterian’s median price of $744 is 494% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 98% 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: 8 payers, 24 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 chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19.80 | $19.80 | $19.80 – $19.80 |
| 2 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.45 | $34.45 | $34.45 – $34.45 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.30 | $39.30 | $39.30 – $39.30 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40.19 | $40.19 | $40.19 – $40.19 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $41.93 | $41.93 | $41.93 – $41.93 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $90.67 | $90.67 | $90.67 – $90.67 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $90.67 | $90.67 | $90.67 – $90.67 |
| 8 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $90.67 | $90.67 | $90.67 – $90.67 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $90.67 | $90.67 | $90.67 – $90.67 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $92.34 | $92.34 | $92.34 – $92.34 |
| 11 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $99.64 | $99.64 | $99.64 – $99.64 |
| 12 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.06 | $103.06 | $103.06 – $103.06 |
| 13 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $133.43 | $133.43 | $133.43 – $133.43 |
| 14 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $187.93 | $187.93 | $187.93 – $187.93 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $251.69 | $251.69 | $251.69 – $251.69 |
| 16 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $266.85 | $266.85 | $266.85 – $266.85 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $286.00 | $286.00 | $286.00 – $286.00 |
| 18 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $572.00 | $572.00 | $572.00 – $572.00 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $800.80 | $800.80 | $800.80 – $800.80 |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $800.80 | $800.80 | $800.80 – $800.80 |
| 21 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $915.20 | $915.20 | $915.20 – $915.20 |
| 22 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $915.20 | $915.20 | $915.20 – $915.20 |
| 23 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $972.40 | $972.40 | $972.40 – $972.40 |
| 24 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $972.40 | $972.40 | $972.40 – $972.40 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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