CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$149

about 1.7× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $45–$162

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$153

About the fair price

about $4 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $149 This hospital $153 Cash price $346 Hospital's list price $864

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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 $153

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 $149 (about 1.7× the $89 Medicare rate). Mary Bridge Children's Hospital charges insurers about $153, or about $346 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$44 - $803	49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$44 - $493	49%
Aetnamajor	$101 - $602	114%
Cignamajor	$625 - $802	703%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$548	616%
Ambetter (Centene)	$144	162%
Molina	$40 - $181	45%
PacificSource	$313 - $316	352%
WellCare	$103	116%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$44 - $742

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 346), 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 Mary Bridge Children's 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.

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Other Procedures at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

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

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