CMS Price Transparency Data
X-ray, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: University of Michigan Health System
Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$50
about 0.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $10–$76
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $50 Cash price $184 Hospital's list price $459
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 | $7 - $368 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $231 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $333 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $33 | 10% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $7 - $25 | 8% |
| AmeriHealth | $7 - $26 | 8% |
| Health Net | $32 - $353 | 36% |
| Meridian | $9 - $33 | 10% |
| Molina | $7 - $33 | 8% |
| Paramount | $9 - $418 | 10% |
| Priority Health | $7 - $504 | 8% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $428 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at University of Michigan Health System
Compare: X-ray, neck (cervical spine) at other MI hospitals
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $27
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $37
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $37
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital · Cadillac $37
- Munson Medical Center · Traverse City $37
- Hurley Medical Center · Flint $37
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital · Gaylord $37
- Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital · Manistee $37
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.