X-ray, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: St Peter's Hospital
Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $33 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $51, or about $28 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.
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 $33. 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 | $12 - $552 | 13% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $250 | 18% |
| Aetnamajor | $23 - $115 | 26% |
| Cignamajor | $23 - $136 | 26% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $28 | 11% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| AmeriHealth | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| AvMed | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Bright Health | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| CareSource | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Clover Health | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Dean Health Plan | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Fidelis Care | $23 - $196 | 26% |
| Friday Health | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| GEHA | $23 - $90 | 26% |
| Geisinger | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Health Net | $23 - $51 | 26% |
| HealthLink | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| HealthPartners | $23 - $136 | 26% |
| Independent Health | $23 - $469 | 26% |
| MagnaCare | $23 - $469 | 26% |
| Medica | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Medical Mutual | $23 - $90 | 26% |
| Meridian | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Moda Health | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Molina | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| MVP Health Care | $23 - $130 | 26% |
| Oscar Health | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| PacificSource | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Paramount | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Presbyterian | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Priority Health | $23 - $136 | 26% |
| Providence Health Plan | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Security Health Plan | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| SelectHealth | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Sentara | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $23 - $136 | 26% |
| UCare | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| UniCare | $23 - $250 | 26% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| WellCare | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| WellMed | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| WellSense | $23 - $28 | 26% |
| + 1049 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $497 |
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 St Peter's Hospital
Compare: X-ray, neck (cervical spine) at other NY hospitals
- Hospital for Special Surgery · New York $18
- St James Hospital · Hornell $20
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital · Kenmore $29
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $29
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $29
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $30
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $32
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $33
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.