CT scan of lower spine without contrast dye at Boston Children's Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST

Boston, MA

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Boston Children's Hospital’s median price of $1.5k is 336% 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.

Payers reporting CPT 72131 at Boston Children's Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 18 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield all products inpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,126	$1,126	$1,126 – $1,126
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/pos lw outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,191	$1,191	$1,191 – $1,191
3	UnitedHealthcare medicare inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,194	$1,194	$1,194 – $1,194
4	Aetna medicaid inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,198	$1,198	$1,198 – $1,198
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo lw outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,247	$1,247	$1,247 – $1,247
6	Optum medicaid/medicare inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,297	$1,297	$1,297 – $1,297
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield indem outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,318	$1,318	$1,318 – $1,318
8	Optum comm chd onc outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,657	$1,657	$1,657 – $1,657
9	UnitedHealthcare comm inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,668	$1,668	$1,668 – $1,668
10	Aetna comm inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,673	$1,673	$1,673 – $1,673
11	Optum comm outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,697	$1,697	$1,697 – $1,697
12	Cigna all products inpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,727	$1,727	$1,697 – $1,757
13	Cigna all products outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,749	$1,749	$1,697 – $1,801
14	Humana all products inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,796	$1,796	$1,796 – $1,796
15	First Health all products inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,836	$1,836	$1,836 – $1,836
16	MultiPlan phcs clients inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,836	$1,836	$1,836 – $1,836
17	MultiPlan multiplan clients inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,896	$1,896	$1,896 – $1,896
18	Optum comm inpatient case rate · both	$2,621	$2,621	$2,621 – $2,621

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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