CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Adventist Health Simi Valley

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$144

about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $114–$165

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$134

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $144 This hospital $134 Cash price $97 Hospital's list price $609

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $18 Priciest $134

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $144 (about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Simi Valley charges insurers about $134, or about $97 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Simi Valley, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$20 - $486	22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$22 - $537	25%
Aetnamajor	$26 - $644	29%
Cignamajor	$293	330%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$24 - $586	27%
Health Net	$35 - $883	39%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$19 - $995

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 10 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 97), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72040.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Adventist Health Simi Valley is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72040.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Simi Valley

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