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 LUMBAR SPINE W CON
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $454 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($611), higher than 35% of the 2,585 hospitals reporting CPT 72132. 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, 32 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 5 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $418 | $418 | — | — | — | $418 – $418 |
| 6 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $418 | $418 | — | — | — | $418 – $418 |
| 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 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 20 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 23 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 24 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 25 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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