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
MRI CERVICAL SPINE W&W/O CONTR
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $530 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($879), higher than 30% of the 2,668 hospitals reporting CPT 72156. 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, 20 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 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $317 | $317 | — | — | — | $317 – $317 |
| 2 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $327 | $327 | — | — | — | $327 – $327 |
| 3 | Aetna advantra washington prime facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $340 | $340 | — | — | — | $340 – $340 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $344 | $344 | — | — | — | $344 – $344 |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $344 | $344 | — | — | — | $344 – $344 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $390 | $390 | — | — | — | $390 – $390 |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $390 | $390 | — | — | — | $390 – $390 |
| 10 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407 | $407 | — | — | — | $407 – $407 |
| 11 | Highmark my access blue ppo/my direct blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $530 | $530 | — | — | — | $530 – $530 |
| 12 | Highmark connect blue epo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $707 | $707 | — | — | — | $707 – $707 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $732 | $732 | — | — | — | $732 – $732 |
| 14 | Highmark community blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $746 | $746 | — | — | — | $746 – $746 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $785 | $785 | — | — | — | $785 – $785 |
| 16 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $785 | $785 | — | — | — | $785 – $785 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 18 | Aetna auto/workers compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 19 | Aetna cofinity/firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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