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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CT L-Spine WO Contrast
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $1.8k is 413% 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, 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 | Highmark all plan types fee schedule · outpatient | $132.15 | $132.15 | $132.15 – $132.15 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $809.00 | $809.00 | $809.00 – $809.00 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,283 | $1,283 | $1,283 – $1,283 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types per diem · outpatient | $1,299 | $1,299 | $1,299 – $1,299 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,720 | $1,720 | $1,720 – $1,720 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,952 | $1,952 | $1,952 – $1,952 |
| 7 | Aetna all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,437 | $2,437 | $2,437 – $2,437 |
| 8 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,437 | $2,437 | $2,437 – $2,437 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,437 | $2,437 | $2,437 – $2,437 |
| 10 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,437 | $2,437 | $2,437 – $2,437 |
| 11 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,168 | $3,168 | $3,168 – $3,168 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,899 | $3,899 | $3,899 – $3,899 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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