CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Navicent Health Baldwin

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$38

about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $33–$69

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$35

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $38 This hospital $35 Cash price $100 Hospital's list price $200

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 GA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $25 Priciest $36

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $38 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Navicent Health Baldwin charges insurers about $35, or about $100 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Milledgeville, GA.

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✓ 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	$10 - $162	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$10 - $150	11%
Aetnamajor	$10 - $166	11%
Cignamajor	$23 - $154	26%
Humanamajor	$10 - $170	11%
Ambetter (Centene)	$14 - $102	16%
Clover Health	$10 - $88	11%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$10 - $160

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 100), 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 Navicent Health Baldwin 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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