CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Catholic Medical Center

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$145

about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $111–$174

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$148

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $145 This hospital $148 Cash price $816 Hospital's list price $816

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $27 Priciest $187

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH 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 $145 (about 1.6× the $89 Medicare rate). Catholic Medical Center charges insurers about $148, or about $816 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Manchester, NH.

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	$409 - $589	460%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$34 - $198	38%
AmeriHealth	$92	103%
Harvard Pilgrim	$301 - $622	339%
Tufts Health Plan	$535 - $581	602%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$114 - $557

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 816), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72040.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Catholic Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72040.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Catholic Medical Center

Compare: X-ray, neck (cervical spine) at other NH hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.