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
CHG CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Quincy, IL
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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $346 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 50% 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: 7 payers, 22 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 commercial professional · case rate · both | $76.45 | $81.99 | $46.54 – $122.99 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $76.45 | $81.99 | $46.54 – $122.99 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $93.97 | $93.08 | $45.65 – $139.62 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $119.99 | $119.99 | $119.99 – $119.99 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $152.59 | $154.07 | $78.51 – $231.10 |
| 6 | Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $169.68 | $180.55 | $101.14 – $270.83 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $343.21 | $343.21 | $343.21 – $343.21 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $349.32 | $349.32 | $349.32 – $349.32 |
| 9 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 – $350.00 |
| 10 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 – $350.00 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $407.77 | $407.77 | $407.77 – $407.77 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $407.77 | $407.77 | $407.77 – $407.77 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $407.77 | $407.77 | $407.77 – $407.77 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $407.77 | $407.77 | $407.77 – $407.77 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $434.96 | $434.96 | $434.96 – $434.96 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $434.96 | $434.96 | $434.96 – $434.96 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $434.96 | $434.96 | $434.96 – $434.96 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $434.96 | $434.96 | $434.96 – $434.96 |
| 19 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $434.96 | $434.96 | $434.96 – $434.96 |
| 20 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $434.96 | $434.96 | $434.96 – $434.96 |
| 21 | Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $509.72 | $509.72 | $509.72 – $509.72 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $543.70 | $543.70 | $543.70 – $543.70 |
Last updated: Jun 8, 2026
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