X-ray, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: Hurley Medical Center
Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 1 of 8 other MI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $32 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Hurley Medical Center charges insurers about $37, or about $52 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Flint, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $32. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 - $216 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $88 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $261 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $13 - $88 | 15% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $87 | 11% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $10 - $87 | 11% |
| AmeriHealth | $10 - $87 | 11% |
| GEHA | $13 - $261 | 15% |
| Health Net | $13 - $216 | 15% |
| HealthPartners | $20 - $216 | 22% |
| Medica | $10 - $87 | 11% |
| Meridian | $7 - $87 | 8% |
| Molina | $7 - $87 | 8% |
| Paramount | $20 - $216 | 22% |
| Priority Health | $16 - $88 | 18% |
| WellCare | $10 - $87 | 11% |
| + 125 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $261 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Hurley Medical Center
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
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital · Gaylord $37
- Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital · Manistee $37
- Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus · Shelby $40
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.