CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Covenant Medical Center

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$34
about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $31–$49
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$37
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $34 This hospital $37 Cash price $241 Hospital's list price $344

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

One of the lower prices — 1 of 8 other MI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $27 Priciest $40

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $34 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Covenant Medical Center charges insurers about $37, or about $241 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saginaw, MI.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $10 - $89 11%
Aetnamajor $10 - $263 11%
Cignamajor $189 213%
Humanamajor $10 - $258 11%
Meridian $10 - $46 11%
Molina $10 - $89 11%
Priority Health $10 - $189 11%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $10 - $189
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1447 N Harrison, Saginaw, MI 48602
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals