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HC X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 3/<Vws
Cary, NC
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WakeMed Cary Hospital’s median price of $163 is 31% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 62% 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: 9 payers, 27 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.40 | $33.40 | $30.76 – $36.03 |
| 2 | Ambetter exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $55.30 | $55.30 | $55.30 – $55.30 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $85.11 | $85.11 | $85.11 – $85.11 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $85.11 | $85.11 | $85.11 – $85.11 |
| 5 | Cigna exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $87.57 | $87.57 | $87.57 – $87.57 |
| 6 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $91.92 | $91.92 | $91.92 – $91.92 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $95.21 | $95.21 | $95.21 – $95.21 |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $102.14 | $102.14 | $102.14 – $102.14 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $144.78 | $144.78 | $144.78 – $144.78 |
| 10 | Cigna exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $181.99 | $181.99 | $181.99 – $181.99 |
| 11 | Ambetter exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $234.79 | $234.79 | $234.79 – $234.79 |
| 12 | Aetna narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $278.55 | $278.55 | $278.55 – $278.55 |
| 13 | First Health coventry carelink facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $284.74 | $284.74 | $284.74 – $284.74 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $308.32 | $308.32 | $308.32 – $308.32 |
| 15 | Aetna preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $309.50 | $309.50 | $309.50 – $309.50 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $315.69 | $315.69 | $315.69 – $315.69 |
| 17 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $377.59 | $377.59 | $377.59 – $377.59 |
| 18 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420.92 | $420.92 | $420.92 – $420.92 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $445.68 | $445.68 | $445.68 – $445.68 |
| 20 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $464.25 | $464.25 | $464.25 – $464.25 |
| 21 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $495.20 | $495.20 | $495.20 – $495.20 |
| 22 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $495.20 | $495.20 | $495.20 – $495.20 |
| 23 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $544.72 | $544.72 | $544.72 – $544.72 |
| 24 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $544.72 | $544.72 | $544.72 – $544.72 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $557.10 | $557.10 | $557.10 – $557.10 |
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
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