CMS Price Transparency Data
X-ray, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$28
about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $13–$57
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $28 Hospital's list price $156
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $7 - $288 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $85 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $228 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $7 - $210 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $7 - $288 | 8% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $81 | 91% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $7 | 8% |
| AmeriHealth | $13 - $219 | 15% |
| CareSource | $188 | 211% |
| Clover Health | $10 | 11% |
| Dean Health Plan | $14 - $210 | 16% |
| GEHA | $13 - $219 | 15% |
| Health Net | $7 - $16 | 8% |
| HealthPartners | $7 - $10 | 8% |
| MagnaCare | $13 | 15% |
| Medical Mutual | $13 - $101 | 15% |
| Meridian | $7 - $10 | 8% |
| Molina | $7 - $113 | 8% |
| MVP Health Care | $14 - $210 | 16% |
| Oscar Health | $14 - $111 | 16% |
| Paramount | $7 - $210 | 8% |
| Presbyterian | $7 - $10 | 8% |
| Priority Health | $17 - $112 | 19% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $7 - $10 | 8% |
| UniCare | $13 - $219 | 15% |
| WellMed | $10 | 11% |
| WellSense | $7 | 8% |
| + 429 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $288 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 16 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Mercy Health Saint Mary's
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.