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HC LUMBAR SPINE CT SCAN, W/O CONT
Brenham, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham’s median price of $1.5k is 329% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 85% 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: 8 payers, 23 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $141.23 | $141.23 | $141.23 – $141.23 |
| 2 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $356.38 | $356.38 | $356.38 – $356.38 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $393.90 | $393.90 | $393.90 – $393.90 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $393.90 | $393.90 | $393.90 – $393.90 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420.16 | $420.16 | $420.16 – $420.16 |
| 6 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $450.17 | $450.17 | $450.17 – $450.17 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $468.49 | $468.49 | $468.49 – $468.49 |
| 8 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $470.95 | $470.95 | $470.95 – $470.95 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $474.10 | $474.10 | $474.10 – $474.10 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $542.47 | $542.47 | $542.47 – $542.47 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $571.61 | $571.61 | $571.61 – $571.61 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $675.25 | $675.25 | $675.25 – $675.25 |
| 13 | Cigna local plus facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,466 | $1,466 | $1,466 – $1,466 |
| 14 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,480 | $1,480 | $1,480 – $1,480 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,587 | $1,587 | $1,587 – $1,587 |
| 16 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,725 | $1,725 | $1,725 – $1,725 |
| 17 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,742 | $1,742 | $1,742 – $1,742 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,997 | $1,997 | $1,997 – $1,997 |
| 19 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 20 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 21 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 22 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,309 | $2,309 | $2,309 – $2,309 |
| 23 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,309 | $2,309 | $2,309 – $2,309 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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