CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Pawhuska Hospital, Inc

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$103

about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $39–$298

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$298

Well above the fair price

about $195 over the fair price · 3.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $103 This hospital $298 Cash price $203 Hospital's list price $350

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $23 Priciest $298

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $103 (about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Pawhuska Hospital, Inc charges insurers about $298, or about $203 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Pawhuska, OK.

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 $103. 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.

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	$203 - $252	228%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$183 - $298	206%
Aetnamajor	$203 - $350	228%
Cignamajor	$238	268%
Humanamajor	$205 - $350	231%
Ambetter (Centene)	$304	342%
Healthcare Highways	$228	256%
WellCare	$203	228%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$180 - $350

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 203), 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 Pawhuska Hospital, Inc 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Pawhuska Hospital, Inc

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

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