CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$39
about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $39–$67
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$40
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $39 This hospital $40 Cash price $655 Hospital's list price $655

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How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

On the higher side — 4 of 5 other VT hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $25 Priciest $325

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 VT 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 $39 (about 0.4× the $89 Medicare rate). Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care charges insurers about $40, or about $655 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Burlington, VT.

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 $7 - $645 8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $6 - $634 7%
Aetnamajor $10 - $557 11%
Cignamajor $45 - $590 51%
Humanamajor $10 - $183 11%
Fidelis Care $12 - $98 13%
Harvard Pilgrim $39 - $524 44%
MagnaCare $39 - $524 44%
MVP Health Care $9 - $523 10%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $10 - $563
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals