CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$103

about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $103–$118

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $103 Cash price $25 Hospital's list price $65

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$89	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$87 - $333	98%
Aetnamajor	$86 - $115	97%
Cignamajor	$50 - $90	56%
Ambetter (Centene)	$151	170%
CareSource	$168	189%
Clover Health	$92	103%
Oscar Health	$146	164%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$158

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 25), 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 Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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