CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: St Elizabeth Hospital

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$172

about 1.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $46–$227

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$220

Above the fair price

about $48 over the fair price · 2.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $172 This hospital $220 Cash price $315 Hospital's list price $892

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $19 Priciest $220

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

A fair price for a X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $172 (about 1.9× the $89 Medicare rate). St Elizabeth Hospital charges insurers about $220, or about $315 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Enumclaw, WA.

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 $172. 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.

6 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	$161 - $265	181%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$165 - $385	186%
Aetnamajor	$115 - $642	129%
Cignamajor	$127	143%
Humanamajor	$172	193%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$161 - $260	181%
Amerigroup	$161	181%
Molina	$162 - $308	182%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$155 - $669

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 315), 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 St Elizabeth Hospital 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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at St Elizabeth Hospital

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

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