CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$145

about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $72–$200

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$140

About the fair price

about $5 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $145 This hospital $140 Cash price $304 Hospital's list price $1,054

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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 $140

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 $145 (about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate). Methodist Hospital of Sacramento charges insurers about $140, or about $304 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sacramento, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

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

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	$37 - $182	42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$71 - $790	80%
Aetnamajor	$102 - $116	115%
Cignamajor	$327 - $436	368%
Humanamajor	$116	130%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$116 - $833	130%
Health Net	$86 - $116	97%
Molina	$49	55%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$32 - $843

Excludes 3 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 304), 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 Methodist Hospital of Sacramento 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 Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

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