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CT-LUMB SPINE WO
Carlsbad, NM
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Carlsbad Medical Center LLC’s median price of $2.3k is 583% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 94% 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: 9 payers, 21 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 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.50 | $103.50 | $103.50 – $103.50 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield node bcbs mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.08 | $109.08 | $109.08 – $109.08 |
| 3 | Molina node molina mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.08 | $109.08 | $109.08 – $109.08 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $113.44 | $113.44 | $113.44 – $113.44 |
| 5 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $114.53 | $114.53 | $114.53 – $114.53 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicaid nm facility · case rate · outpatient | $236.52 | $236.52 | $236.52 – $236.52 |
| 7 | Molina molina medicaid nm facility · other · outpatient | $248.35 | $248.35 | $248.35 – $248.35 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid nm facility · other · outpatient | $260.77 | $260.77 | $260.77 – $260.77 |
| 9 | Molina node molina health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $302.62 | $302.62 | $302.62 – $302.62 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all facility · other · outpatient | $2,342 | $2,342 | $2,342 – $2,342 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna mosaic facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,655 | $2,655 | $2,655 – $2,655 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs all facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,363 | $3,363 | $3,363 – $3,363 |
| 13 | First Health ccn first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,647 | $4,647 | $4,647 – $4,647 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna all facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,868 | $4,868 | $4,868 – $4,868 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,880 | $4,880 | $4,880 – $4,880 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,880 | $4,880 | $4,880 – $4,880 |
| 17 | MultiPlan multiplan admar facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,880 | $4,880 | $4,880 – $4,880 |
| 18 | MultiPlan multiplan admar facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,880 | $4,880 | $4,880 – $4,880 |
| 19 | MultiPlan multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,880 | $4,880 | $4,880 – $4,880 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,880 | $4,880 | $4,880 – $4,880 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nm exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,244 | $5,244 | $5,244 – $5,244 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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