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
HC CT Lumbar W/O Contrast
St. Louis, MO
See all hospitals reporting CPT 72131 →Price type
Christian Hospital’s median price of $749 is 118% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 67% 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: 11 payers, 30 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 | Aetna bjc hb medicare advantra ch other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 2 | Aetna bjc hb medicare gold advantage ch other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb medicare anthem advantage ch other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 4 | Humana bjc hb medicare humana ch other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb medicare uhc ch other · both | $104.71 | $104.71 | $104.71 – $104.71 |
| 6 | Devoted bjc hb medicare devoted ch other · both | $109.95 | $109.95 | $109.95 – $109.95 |
| 7 | Medica bjc hb medicare wellfirst ch other · both | $109.95 | $109.95 | $109.95 – $109.95 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community fee schedule · both | $182.25 | $182.25 | $182.25 – $182.25 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community fee schedule · both | $183.31 | $183.31 | $183.31 – $183.31 |
| 10 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community per diem · both | $597.00 | $597.00 | $597.00 – $597.00 |
| 11 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial community fee schedule · both | $612.91 | $612.91 | $612.91 – $612.91 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $633.60 | $633.60 | $633.60 – $633.60 |
| 13 | Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $855.94 | $855.94 | $855.94 – $855.94 |
| 14 | Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $855.94 | $855.94 | $855.94 – $855.94 |
| 15 | First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $855.94 | $855.94 | $855.94 – $855.94 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $855.94 | $855.94 | $855.94 – $855.94 |
| 17 | Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $864.00 | $864.00 | $864.00 – $864.00 |
| 18 | Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $864.00 | $864.00 | $864.00 – $864.00 |
| 19 | MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $864.00 | $864.00 | $864.00 – $864.00 |
| 20 | Phcs bjc hb phcs community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $864.00 | $864.00 | $864.00 – $864.00 |
| 21 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community per diem · both | $916.00 | $916.00 | $916.00 – $916.00 |
| 22 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community per diem · both | $920.00 | $920.00 | $920.00 – $920.00 |
| 23 | Cigna bjc hb cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $921.60 | $921.60 | $921.60 – $921.60 |
| 24 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $921.60 | $921.60 | $921.60 – $921.60 |
| 25 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $921.60 | $921.60 | $921.60 – $921.60 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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