CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Fairview Bethesda Hospital

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$35
about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $30–$83
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$36
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $35 This hospital $36 Cash price $150 Hospital's list price $374

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $28 Priciest $41

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 $35 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Fairview Bethesda Hospital charges insurers about $36, or about $150 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Paul, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $10 - $215 11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $222 9%
HealthPartners $7 - $293 8%
Medica $8 - $272 9%
Sanford Health Plan $10 - $221 11%
Security Health Plan $10 - $282 11%
UCare $7 - $201 8%
WellCare $10 - $88 11%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $7 - $338
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 45 10Th St W, Saint Paul, MN 55102
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: N/A
  • Hospital Type: PART A PROVIDER - HOSPITAL