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
X-ray exam entire spi 1 vw
Glendale, CA
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s median price of $134 is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 59% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 72081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 6 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $75 | $75 | — | — | — | $75 – $75 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $93 | $93 | — | — | — | $93 – $93 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $222 | $222 | — | — | — | $222 – $222 |
| 5 | Cigna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $271 | $271 | — | — | — | $271 – $271 |
| 6 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $328 | $328 | — | — | — | $328 – $328 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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