Cervical spine X-ray, 4 or 5 views at UPMC Presbyterian

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $1.3k is 684% above the median hospital's median price ($159), higher than 99% of the 2,694 hospitals reporting CPT 72050. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72050 at UPMC Presbyterian

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	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
2	Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
3	Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
4	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
5	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
6	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
7	Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
8	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
10	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$112	$112	—	—	—	$112 – $112
11	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
12	MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$148	$148	—	—	—	$148 – $148
13	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$193	$193	—	—	—	$193 – $193
14	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$272	$272	—	—	—	$272 – $272
15	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$364	$364	—	—	—	$364 – $364
16	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$386	$386	—	—	—	$386 – $386
17	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$481	$481	—	—	—	$481 – $481
18	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$962	$962	—	—	—	$962 – $962
19	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
20	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
21	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
22	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
23	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
24	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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