CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Rush University Medical Center

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$121

about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $94–$170

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$105

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $16 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $121 This hospital $105 Cash price $257 Hospital's list price $513

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $23 Priciest $105

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $121 (about 1.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Rush University Medical Center charges insurers about $105, or about $257 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chicago, IL.

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	$290 - $693	326%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$38 - $513	43%
Aetnamajor	$96 - $513	108%
Cignamajor	$40 - $513	45%
Humanamajor	$513	577%
Ambetter (Centene)	$126	142%
Devoted Health	$513	577%
Meridian	$70 - $98	79%
Molina	$75 - $127	84%
WellCare	$513	577%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$70 - $544

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 257), 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 Rush University 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.

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Other Procedures at Rush University Medical Center

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