X-ray, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: St Lukes Hospital
Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $92 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $91, or about $777 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bethlehem, PA.
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
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 | $97 - $270 | 109% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32 - $292 | 36% |
| Aetnamajor | $92 - $327 | 103% |
| Cignamajor | $256 | 288% |
| Humanamajor | $94 | 106% |
| AmeriHealth | $32 | 36% |
| Geisinger | $31 - $263 | 35% |
| Oscar Health | $243 | 273% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $32 - $257 | 36% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $26 - $38 |
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Other Procedures at St Lukes Hospital
Compare: X-ray, neck (cervical spine) at other PA hospitals
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $21
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $25
- Jefferson Abington Hospital · Abington $25
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia $25
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $27
- Pottstown Hospital · Pottstown $28
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $29
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $30
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.