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 SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Princeton, IN
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Deaconess Health System Gibson General Hospital’s median price of $77 is 77% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 1% 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, 50 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 | Bcbs Il managed medicaid facility · other · inpatient | $31.13 | $31.13 | $31.13 – $31.13 |
| 2 | Bcbs Il managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $31.13 | $31.13 | $31.13 – $31.13 |
| 3 | Bcbs Il managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $44.33 | $44.33 | $44.33 – $44.33 |
| 4 | WellCare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $44.33 | $44.33 | $44.33 – $44.33 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $43.71 | $51.69 | $43.71 – $75.61 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $43.71 | $51.69 | $43.71 – $75.61 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $43.71 | $51.69 | $43.71 – $75.61 |
| 8 | Bcbs Il medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $43.71 | $51.69 | $43.71 – $75.61 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $43.71 | $51.69 | $43.71 – $75.61 |
| 10 | WellCare dual medicare/medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $43.71 | $51.69 | $43.71 – $75.61 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $43.71 | $51.69 | $43.71 – $75.61 |
| 12 | Anthem managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $44.10 | $52.44 | $44.10 – $77.45 |
| 13 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $44.10 | $52.44 | $44.10 – $77.45 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $44.10 | $52.44 | $44.10 – $77.45 |
| 15 | Caresource commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $56.82 | $59.44 | $43.71 – $98.29 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $49.00 | $60.85 | $49.00 – $96.38 |
| 17 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $75.20 | $82.81 | $43.71 – $167.86 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $154.35 | $183.53 | $154.35 – $271.08 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $154.35 | $183.53 | $154.35 – $271.08 |
| 20 | First Health commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $154.35 | $183.53 | $154.35 – $271.08 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · other · inpatient | $223.82 | $223.82 | $223.82 – $223.82 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $223.82 | $223.82 | $223.82 – $223.82 |
| 23 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · other · inpatient | $352.30 | $352.30 | $322.36 – $382.24 |
| 24 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $352.30 | $352.30 | $322.36 – $382.24 |
| 25 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $530.40 | $530.40 | $530.40 – $530.40 |
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
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