CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Preston Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$111

about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $21–$208

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $111 Cash price $122 Hospital's list price $243

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$146 - $219	164%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$177 - $215	199%
Aetnamajor	$146 - $219	164%
Cignamajor	$224	252%
Humanamajor	$146	164%
GEHA	$231	260%
UniCare	$103	116%
UPMC Health Plan	$153	172%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$146 - $236

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 122), 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 Preston Memorial 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.

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