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X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS
Morgantown, WV
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West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.’s median price of $88 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 23% 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: 10 payers, 23 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 mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.98 | $7.98 | $7.98 – $7.98 |
| 2 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.13 | $8.13 | $8.13 – $8.13 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.13 | $8.13 | $8.13 – $8.13 |
| 4 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.33 | $17.33 | $17.33 – $17.33 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.48 | $18.48 | $18.48 – $18.48 |
| 6 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · other · outpatient | $19.30 | $19.30 | $19.30 – $19.30 |
| 7 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $19.67 | $19.67 | $19.67 – $19.67 |
| 8 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $54.45 | $54.45 | $54.45 – $54.45 |
| 9 | Highmark hmo facility · other · outpatient | $83.77 | $83.77 | $83.77 – $83.77 |
| 10 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $83.77 | $83.77 | $83.77 – $83.77 |
| 11 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $86.28 | $86.28 | $86.28 – $86.28 |
| 12 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $87.12 | $87.12 | $87.12 – $87.12 |
| 13 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $87.96 | $87.96 | $87.96 – $87.96 |
| 14 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $87.96 | $87.96 | $87.96 – $87.96 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $91.31 | $91.31 | $91.31 – $91.31 |
| 16 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $125.66 | $125.66 | $125.66 – $125.66 |
| 17 | Aetna better health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $196.80 | $196.80 | $196.80 – $196.80 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $246.81 | $246.81 | $246.81 – $246.81 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $278.73 | $278.73 | $278.73 – $278.73 |
| 20 | Caresource caresource facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $295.20 | $295.20 | $295.20 – $295.20 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $297.17 | $297.17 | $297.17 – $297.17 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $308.32 | $308.32 | $308.32 – $308.32 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $310.64 | $310.64 | $310.64 – $310.64 |
Last updated: Jul 10, 2026
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