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 Thoracic Spine W Contrast
De Smet, SD
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Avera DeSmet’s median price of $3.0k is 576% above the median hospital's median price ($440), higher than 95% of the 2,541 hospitals reporting CPT 72129. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 10 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 | Medica com fee schedule · outpatient | $128 | $128 | — | — | — | $128 – $128 |
| 2 | Medica ind fee schedule · outpatient | $128 | $128 | — | — | — | $128 – $128 |
| 3 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 4 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 5 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 6 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 9 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 10 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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