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CPT 72240 at St Joseph Medical Center
CT/CTA - Spine
St Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma
This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.
What St Joseph Medical Center publishes for this code: as an outpatient
St Joseph Medical Center’s prices for CPT 72240, as an outpatient| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $1,397 – $3,94018 plans | — |
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| Medicare AdvantageInsurer rates | $895 – $1,03012 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $1,155 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $3,487 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts St Joseph Medical Center lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. Its price file is dated 2026-02-28. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
What St Joseph Medical Center publishes for this code: during a hospital stay
St Joseph Medical Center’s prices for CPT 72240, during a hospital stay| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $2,511 – $2,6152 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $1,155 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $3,487 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts St Joseph Medical Center lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. Its price file is dated 2026-02-28. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
Bills to expect
The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in the rest of Washington for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.
Bills to expect for CPT 72240 at St Joseph Medical Center| Bill | What it’s for | Original Medicare allows | Private plan estimate |
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| Hospital's feeThe hospital | The test or scan: equipment and staff | — | The price above |
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| Reading doctorThe doctor who reads it (often a radiology group) | Reading the results and writing the report | $43.60 | $51.45 – $78.04 |
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Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.
Compare CPT 72240 at every Washington hospital, with Medicare’s reference amounts.