CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$93
about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $67–$100
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$97
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $93 This hospital $97

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $21 Priciest $97

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $93 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital charges insurers about $97 — about the fair price. Located in Allentown, 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

✓ 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 $23 - $312 26%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $34 - $297 38%
Aetnamajor $38 - $509 43%
Cignamajor $78 88%
Humanamajor $97 109%
Ambetter (Centene) $279 314%
AmeriHealth $29 - $95 33%
Devoted Health $97 109%
Geisinger $33 - $404 37%
HealthPartners $36 - $184 40%
UPMC Health Plan $44 - $447 49%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $36 - $536

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals