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
CT SPINE LUMBAR WO CONTRAST-JCT
Columbia, MO
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Curators of the University of Missouri’s median price of $998 is 191% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 75% 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, 23 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $101.11 | $101.11 | $101.11 – $101.11 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.08 | $103.08 | $103.08 – $103.08 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.08 | $103.08 | $103.08 – $103.08 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.08 | $103.08 | $103.08 – $103.08 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.08 | $103.08 | $103.08 – $103.08 |
| 6 | Anthem exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $427.60 | $427.60 | $427.60 – $427.60 |
| 7 | Anthem hmo epo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $427.60 | $427.60 | $427.60 – $427.60 |
| 8 | Anthem ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $427.60 | $427.60 | $427.60 – $427.60 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $497.22 | $497.22 | $497.22 – $497.22 |
| 10 | Aetna missouri preferred ppo facility · other · outpatient | $973.00 | $973.00 | $973.00 – $973.00 |
| 11 | Medica exchange facility · other · outpatient | $998.00 | $998.00 | $998.00 – $998.00 |
| 12 | Anthem exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,119 | $1,119 | $1,119 – $1,119 |
| 13 | Anthem hmo epo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,119 | $1,119 | $1,119 – $1,119 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare exchange facility · other · outpatient | $1,163 | $1,163 | $1,163 – $1,163 |
| 15 | Aetna missouri preferred ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,188 | $1,188 | $1,188 – $1,188 |
| 16 | Anthem ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,205 | $1,205 | $1,205 – $1,205 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare custom facility · other · outpatient | $1,243 | $1,243 | $1,243 – $1,243 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare customer specific facility · other · outpatient | $1,380 | $1,380 | $1,380 – $1,380 |
| 19 | Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,408 | $1,408 | $1,408 – $1,408 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare direct ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,430 | $1,430 | $1,430 – $1,430 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 – $1,500 |
| 22 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,554 | $1,554 | $1,554 – $1,554 |
| 23 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,609 | $1,609 | $1,609 – $1,609 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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