Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/CONTRAST
Low
$1
Average
$1.3k
Median
$941
High
$132.4k
Each hospital's average Aetna rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
2136 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 7.3× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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iThe hospitals that file a Aetna rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | 26 | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 2 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | 26 | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 3 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO other · both | 2 | $349 | $349 | — | — | 13–22 | $349 – $349 |
| 4 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY other · inpatient | 1 | $330 | $330 | — | — | 13 | $330 – $330 |
| 5 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Lexington, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $2.1k | $1.8k | $974 | 55% | 11 | $459 – $2.8k |
| 6 | DIGNITY HEALTH Merced, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $1.5k | $1.2k | $440 | 36% | 3–30 | $454 – $1.5k |
| 7 | OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Edmond, OK facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $411 | $411 | — | — | 3–30 | $411 – $411 |
| 8 | Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | 3–30 | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 9 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Kannapolis, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.7k | $1.7k | $523 | 32% | 3–30 | $981 – $2.3k |
| 10 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Huntersville, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.3k | $1.8k | $915 | 51% | 3–30 | $981 – $3.1k |
| 11 | Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $3.4k | $2.4k | $1.4k | 56% | 3–30 | $500 – $3.4k |
| 12 | WINNESHIEK MEDICAL CENTER Decorah, IA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.6k | $1.7k | $52 | 3% | 3–30 | $1.6k – $1.7k |
| 13 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $2.2k | $2.2k | $1.8k | 82% | 2–20 | $408 – $4.1k |
| 14 | City Hospital, Inc. Martinsburg, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 15 | Columbia Lutheran Charities Astoria, OR facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $2.1k | $1.7k | $621 | 36% | 2–20 | $826 – $2.1k |
| 16 | Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $351 | $351 | $3 | 1% | 2–20 | $348 – $355 |
| 17 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $344 | $344 | — | — | 2–20 | $344 – $344 |
| 18 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $344 | $344 | — | — | 2–20 | $344 – $344 |
| 19 | Hospital for Special Surgery White Plains, NY fee schedule · both | 1 | $147 | $147 | — | — | 2–20 | $147 – $147 |
| 20 | Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY fee schedule · both | 1 | $147 | $147 | — | — | 2–20 | $147 – $147 |
| 21 | Hospital for Special Surgery Water Mill, NY fee schedule · both | 1 | $147 | $147 | — | — | 2–20 | $147 – $147 |
| 22 | Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY fee schedule · both | 1 | $147 | $147 | — | — | 2–20 | $147 – $147 |
| 23 | Hospital for Special Surgery Fresh Meadows, NY fee schedule · both | 1 | $147 | $147 | — | — | 2–20 | $147 – $147 |
| 24 | Hospital for Special Surgery Brooklyn, NY fee schedule · both | 1 | $147 | $147 | — | — | 2–20 | $147 – $147 |
| 25 | Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY fee schedule · both | 1 | $147 | $147 | — | — | 2–20 | $147 – $147 |
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