X-ray, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $22 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $40 — well above the fair price. Located in Shelby, 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 $22. 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.
6 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 | $19 - $259 | 21% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $19 - $246 | 21% |
| Aetnamajor | $19 - $229 | 21% |
| Cignamajor | $19 - $250 | 21% |
| Humanamajor | $19 - $258 | 21% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $246 | 277% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $19 - $25 | 21% |
| AmeriHealth | $38 - $258 | 43% |
| CareSource | $257 | 289% |
| Dean Health Plan | $36 - $248 | 40% |
| GEHA | $24 - $259 | 27% |
| Health Net | $19 - $57 | 21% |
| HealthPartners | $19 - $34 | 21% |
| MagnaCare | $38 - $61 | 43% |
| Medical Mutual | $38 - $258 | 43% |
| Meridian | $19 - $25 | 21% |
| Molina | $19 - $120 | 21% |
| MVP Health Care | $36 - $248 | 40% |
| Oscar Health | $36 - $88 | 40% |
| Paramount | $19 - $248 | 21% |
| Presbyterian | $19 - $25 | 21% |
| Priority Health | $47 - $260 | 53% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $19 - $34 | 21% |
| UniCare | $38 - $258 | 43% |
| WellSense | $19 - $25 | 21% |
| + 355 smaller / regional plans | $19 - $264 |
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 Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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.