CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Albany Medical Center Hospital

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$30
about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $26–$66
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$33
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $30 This hospital $33 Cash price $58 Hospital's list price $116

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $18 Priciest $33

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $30 (about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate). Albany Medical Center Hospital charges insurers about $33, or about $58 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 - $492 11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $116 9%
Aetnamajor $11 - $119 12%
Cignamajor $16 - $63 18%
CDPHP $7 - $116 8%
Fidelis Care $8 - $178 9%
MagnaCare $97 109%
MVP Health Care $10 - $111 11%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $9 - $492
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
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: 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals