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
MR T SPINE WO AND W CON
Bakersfield, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $730 is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($879), higher than 43% of the 2,649 hospitals reporting CPT 72157. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 28 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 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $450 | $450 | — | — | — | $450 – $450 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $450 | $450 | — | — | — | $450 – $450 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $450 | $450 | — | — | — | $450 – $450 |
| 4 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $450 | $450 | — | — | — | $450 – $450 |
| 5 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $450 | $450 | — | — | — | $450 – $450 |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $450 | $450 | — | — | — | $450 – $450 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $828 | $828 | — | — | — | $828 – $828 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $828 | $828 | — | — | — | $828 – $828 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $828 | $828 | — | — | — | $828 – $828 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $828 | $828 | — | — | — | $828 – $828 |
| 17 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 18 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 21 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 22 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 24 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 25 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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