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HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Garden City, KS
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Commonspirit Kansas, Inc.’s median price of $542 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: 8 payers, 22 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 | Medicare medicare other · inpatient | $21.95 | $21.95 | $21.95 – $21.95 |
| 2 | Aetna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $72.83 | $72.83 | $72.83 – $72.83 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ks managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $72.83 | $72.83 | $72.83 – $72.83 |
| 4 | Cigna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $72.83 | $72.83 | $72.83 – $72.83 |
| 5 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $72.83 | $72.83 | $72.83 – $72.83 |
| 6 | Kaiser managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $72.83 | $72.83 | $72.83 – $72.83 |
| 7 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $72.83 | $72.83 | $72.83 – $72.83 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $72.83 | $72.83 | $72.83 – $72.83 |
| 9 | Humana managed medicare other · inpatient | $102.16 | $102.16 | $102.16 – $102.16 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo fee schedule · outpatient | $180.02 | $180.02 | $180.02 – $180.02 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare other · inpatient | $180.02 | $180.02 | $180.02 – $180.02 |
| 12 | Bcbs Ks commercial ppo/hmo other · inpatient | $542.20 | $542.20 | $542.20 – $542.20 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ks managed medicare other · inpatient | $569.31 | $569.31 | $569.31 – $569.31 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ks commercial ppo/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $569.34 | $569.34 | $569.34 – $569.34 |
| 15 | Aetna managed medicare other · inpatient | $1,429 | $1,429 | $1,429 – $1,429 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,692 – $1,692 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 – $2,300 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 – $2,300 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,460 | $2,460 | $2,460 – $2,460 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,460 | $2,460 | $2,460 – $2,460 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,542 | $2,542 | $2,542 – $2,542 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,542 | $2,542 | $2,542 – $2,542 |
Last updated: Feb 5, 2026
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