CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$91

about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $91–$115

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$91

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $91 This hospital $91 Cash price $432 Hospital's list price $540

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

On the higher side — 5 of 7 other SD hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $26 Priciest $110

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 SD 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 $91 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen charges insurers about $91, or about $432 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Aberdeen, SD.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$91 - $451	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$91	102%
Aetnamajor	$91 - $443	102%
Health Net	$486	547%
HealthPartners	$91 - $340	102%
Medica	$464 - $496	522%
Sanford Health Plan	$84 - $321	94%
Security Health Plan	$297	334%
UCare	$90 - $422	101%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$92 - $486

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 432), 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 Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen 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.

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Other Procedures at Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen

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

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