CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Sterling Regional Medcenter

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$88

about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $53–$145

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$96

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $88 This hospital $96 Cash price $212 Hospital's list price $470

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $29 Priciest $96

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $88 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Sterling Regional Medcenter charges insurers about $96, or about $212 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sterling, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$88 - $446	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$146 - $357	164%
Aetnamajor	$131 - $437	147%
Humanamajor	$94	106%
Banner Health	$146	164%
Cigna HealthSpring	$146	164%
Devoted Health	$97	109%
Health Net	$423	476%
Medica	$146 - $392	164%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$88 - $446

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 2 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 212), 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 Sterling Regional Medcenter 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 Sterling Regional Medcenter

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.