CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Jersey City Medical Center

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$99
about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $95–$110
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$104
About the fair price
about $5 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $99 This hospital $104 Cash price $112 Hospital's list price $537

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $44 Priciest $104

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $99 (about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate). Jersey City Medical Center charges insurers about $104, or about $112 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jersey City, NJ.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $106 - $148 119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $27 - $487 30%
Aetnamajor $79 - $162 89%
Cignamajor $151 170%
Humanamajor $104 117%
AmeriHealth $48 54%
Clover Health $104 117%
Fidelis Care $104 - $151 117%
WellCare $206 232%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $57 - $380
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: 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals