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
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $325 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($611), higher than 11% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 72132. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 12 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 5 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $321 | $321 | $4 | 1% | — | $317 – $325 |
| 6 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $325 | $325 | — | — | — | $325 – $325 |
| 7 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $325 | $325 | — | — | — | $325 – $325 |
| 8 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $325 | $325 | — | — | — | $325 – $325 |
| 9 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $341 | $341 | — | — | — | $341 – $341 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $438 | $438 | $114 | 26% | — | $325 – $552 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $588 | $529 | $119 | 23% | — | $325 – $613 |
| 12 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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