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 CERVICAL SPINE 3 VWS OR LESS
Somerset, PA
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UPMC Somerset’s median price of $95 is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 30% 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: 6 payers, 16 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 | $18.98 | $18.98 | $18.98 – $18.98 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.42 | $30.42 | $30.42 – $30.42 |
| 3 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 – $34.00 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.41 | $39.41 | $39.41 – $39.41 |
| 5 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $83.11 | $83.11 | $83.11 – $83.11 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $83.95 | $83.95 | $83.95 – $83.95 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $83.95 | $83.95 | $83.95 – $83.95 |
| 8 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $90.66 | $90.66 | $90.66 – $90.66 |
| 9 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $124.51 | $124.51 | $124.51 – $124.51 |
| 10 | Aetna tpa/carrier facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $125.60 | $125.60 | $125.60 – $125.60 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.33 | $135.33 | $135.33 – $135.33 |
| 12 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157.00 | $157.00 | $157.00 – $157.00 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $157.59 | $157.59 | $157.59 – $157.59 |
| 14 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $204.10 | $204.10 | $204.10 – $204.10 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $235.50 | $235.50 | $235.50 – $235.50 |
| 16 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $235.50 | $235.50 | $235.50 – $235.50 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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