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.
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Ct lumbar spine w/o dye
OPELIKA, AL
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East Alabama Medical Center’s median price of $92 is 73% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 2% 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, 21 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 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $57.26 | $57.26 | $43.21 – $71.30 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $57.26 | $57.26 | $43.21 – $71.30 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $57.26 | $57.26 | $43.21 – $71.30 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $57.26 | $57.26 | $43.21 – $71.30 |
| 5 | Beechstreet phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $92.30 | $92.30 | $92.30 – $92.30 |
| 6 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $92.30 | $92.30 | $92.30 – $92.30 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $96.38 | $96.38 | $96.38 – $96.38 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $96.38 | $96.38 | $96.38 – $96.38 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $147.60 | $147.60 | $147.60 – $147.60 |
| 10 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $172.20 | $172.20 | $172.20 – $172.20 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $188.33 | $188.33 | $188.33 – $188.33 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $188.33 | $188.33 | $188.33 – $188.33 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $189.62 | $189.62 | $189.62 – $189.62 |
| 14 | Humana commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $194.90 | $194.90 | $194.90 – $194.90 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $196.80 | $196.80 | $196.80 – $196.80 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $201.43 | $201.43 | $201.43 – $201.43 |
| 17 | Beechstreet phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $209.10 | $209.10 | $209.10 – $209.10 |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $209.10 | $209.10 | $209.10 – $209.10 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $209.10 | $209.10 | $209.10 – $209.10 |
| 20 | MultiPlan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $209.10 | $209.10 | $209.10 – $209.10 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $246.00 | $246.00 | $246.00 – $246.00 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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