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
Ct lumbar spine w/o dye
Duluth, MN
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital’s median price of $128 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 16% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 72131. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 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 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $58.70 | $58.70 | $58.70 – $58.70 |
| 2 | Ucare ucare medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $74.95 | $74.95 | $74.95 – $74.95 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mn blue cross medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $82.31 | $82.31 | $82.31 – $82.31 |
| 4 | Anthem anthem medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $108.24 | $108.24 | $108.24 – $108.24 |
| 5 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $110.40 | $110.40 | $110.40 – $110.40 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage esa fee schedule · outpatient | $111.49 | $111.49 | $111.49 – $111.49 |
| 7 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · outpatient | $113.65 | $113.65 | $113.65 – $113.65 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota state employee plan fee schedule · outpatient | $142.69 | $142.69 | $142.69 – $142.69 |
| 9 | Anthem anthem blue commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $216.48 | $216.48 | $216.48 – $216.48 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · both | $231.63 | $231.63 | $231.63 – $231.63 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $499.61 | $499.61 | $499.61 – $499.61 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota federal employee program fee schedule · outpatient | $499.61 | $499.61 | $499.61 – $499.61 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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