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.
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HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast
Elkader, IA
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Central Community Hospital’s median price of $1.7k is 401% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 88% 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, 11 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 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,201 | $1,201 | $1,201 – $1,201 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,214 | $1,214 | $1,214 – $1,214 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,287 | $1,287 | $1,287 – $1,287 |
| 4 | Molina molina medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,474 | $1,474 | $1,474 – $1,474 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,718 | $1,718 | $1,718 – $1,718 |
| 6 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,718 | $1,718 | $1,718 – $1,718 |
| 7 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,718 | $1,718 | $1,718 – $1,718 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,751 | $1,751 | $1,751 – $1,751 |
| 9 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,039 | $2,039 | $2,039 – $2,039 |
| 10 | Cigna midlands choice facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,287 | $2,287 | $2,287 – $2,287 |
| 11 | Medica midlands choice facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,287 | $2,287 | $2,287 – $2,287 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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