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 W/O Contrast
St. Louis, MO
See all hospitals reporting CPT 72131 →Price type
Barnes Jewish Hospital’s median price of $970 is 183% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 74% 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: 11 payers, 30 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 bjc hb medicare advantra bjh other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 2 | Aetna bjc hb medicare gold advantage bjh other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb medicare anthem advantage bjh other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 4 | Humana bjc hb medicare humana bjh other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb medicare uhc bjh other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 6 | Devoted bjc hb medicare devoted bjh other · both | $109.95 | $109.95 | $109.95 – $109.95 |
| 7 | Medica bjc hb medicare wellfirst bjh other · both | $109.95 | $109.95 | $109.95 – $109.95 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice bjh fee schedule · both | $164.08 | $164.08 | $164.08 – $164.08 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access bjh fee schedule · both | $164.78 | $164.78 | $164.78 – $164.78 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $727.10 | $727.10 | $727.10 – $727.10 |
| 11 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial bjh fee schedule · both | $766.22 | $766.22 | $766.22 – $766.22 |
| 12 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus bjh per diem · both | $872.00 | $872.00 | $872.00 – $872.00 |
| 13 | Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $982.25 | $982.25 | $982.25 – $982.25 |
| 14 | Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $982.25 | $982.25 | $982.25 – $982.25 |
| 15 | First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $982.25 | $982.25 | $982.25 – $982.25 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $982.25 | $982.25 | $982.25 – $982.25 |
| 17 | Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $991.50 | $991.50 | $991.50 – $991.50 |
| 18 | Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $991.50 | $991.50 | $991.50 – $991.50 |
| 19 | MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $991.50 | $991.50 | $991.50 – $991.50 |
| 20 | Phcs bjc hb phcs bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $991.50 | $991.50 | $991.50 – $991.50 |
| 21 | Cigna bjc hb cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,058 | $1,058 – $1,058 |
| 22 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,058 | $1,058 – $1,058 |
| 23 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,058 | $1,058 – $1,058 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem alliance epo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,124 | $1,124 | $1,124 – $1,124 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem blue preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,124 | $1,124 | $1,124 – $1,124 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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