X-ray, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 72040
- Insurance Median: $61
- Cash Discount Price: $24
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 0.69x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $88.91 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians Health Plan Of Northern Indiana | $7 - $446 | 8% |
| Ky Work Comp | $8 - $284 | 9% |
| Amish Aid | $9 - $339 | 10% |
| Lutheran Preferred Network | $9 - $677 | 10% |
| Self Pay | $9 - $406 | 10% |
| Cigna | $10 - $410 | 11% |
| Php Freedom Network | $10 - $122 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $11 - $419 | 12% |
| Aetna | $12 - $537 | 13% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $12 - $452 | 13% |
| Sagamore | $14 - $611 | 16% |
| Encore Ppo | $15 - $552 | 17% |
| Lutheran Network | $15 - $564 | 17% |
| Multiplan | $22 - $937 | 25% |
| Prime Health Services | $22 - $847 | 25% |
| Advantage Health Solutions | $25 - $937 | 28% |
| Encore Health Network | $25 - $1,016 | 28% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $26 - $557 | 29% |
| Allied Benefit Systems | $27 - $1,016 | 30% |
| Evolutions | $27 - $1,016 | 30% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $30 - $81 | 34% |
| Spreemo | $32 | 36% |
| One Call Care Diagnostics | $37 | 42% |
| Care Source | $66 | 74% |
| Humana | $66 - $91 | 74% |
| Managed Health Services | $66 - $184 | 74% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $66 | 74% |
| Tricare | $87 | 98% |
| Iu Health Plan | $91 | 102% |
| Medicare (plans) | $91 | 102% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $92 | 103% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $92 | 103% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $92 | 103% |
| Node Va | $92 | 103% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $96 | 108% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $97 | 109% |
| Us Department Of Labor | $115 | 129% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $138 | 155% |
| Node Lutheran Network | $138 - $161 | 155% |
| Node Lutheran Preferred Fixed 2 | $138 | 155% |
| Align Network | $147 | 165% |
| Encore Work Comp In | $166 | 187% |
| Node Encore Kba Epo | $221 | 249% |
| Node Encore Kba Ppo | $276 | 310% |