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/o dye
Newport Beach, CA
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s median price of $178 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 30% 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: 4 payers, 5 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 medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.46 | $134.46 | $134.46 – $134.46 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare select/select plus other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $166.79 | $166.79 | $166.79 – $166.79 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $177.90 | $177.90 | $177.90 – $177.90 |
| 4 | Cigna network benefit/open access plus hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407.91 | $407.91 | $407.91 – $407.91 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $997.80 | $997.80 | $997.80 – $997.80 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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