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
Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material
MANCHESTER, NH
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Catholic Medical Center’s median price of $543 is 58% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 60% 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: 4 payers, 12 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 | Anthem individualonexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $282.23 | $288.07 | $149.87 – $432.10 |
| 2 | Anthem pathway fee schedule · outpatient | $295.03 | $301.14 | $156.67 – $451.71 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas mcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $338.09 | $338.09 | $338.09 – $338.09 |
| 4 | Anthem bluechoice fee schedule · outpatient | $379.33 | $387.18 | $201.44 – $580.76 |
| 5 | Anthem hpn fee schedule · outpatient | $379.33 | $387.18 | $201.44 – $580.76 |
| 6 | Anthem fep fee schedule · outpatient | $421.47 | $430.19 | $223.82 – $645.29 |
| 7 | Anthem hmo/pos fee schedule · outpatient | $421.47 | $430.19 | $223.82 – $645.29 |
| 8 | Anthem individualoffexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $421.47 | $430.19 | $223.82 – $645.29 |
| 9 | Anthem ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $421.47 | $430.19 | $223.82 – $645.29 |
| 10 | Cigna comm case rate · outpatient | $1,040 | $1,040 | $1,040 – $1,040 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,495 | $1,495 | $1,495 – $1,495 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,154 | $2,154 | $2,154 – $2,154 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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