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
CAT LUMBAR SPINE; WO CONTRAST
Monticello, IN
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Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital Inc.’s median price of $725 is 111% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 66% 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: 5 payers, 33 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 | Caresource all government medicaid hip fee schedule · outpatient | $382.24 | $382.24 | $382.24 – $382.24 |
| 2 | Caresource all managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $382.24 | $382.24 | $382.24 – $382.24 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $382.24 | $382.24 | $382.24 – $382.24 |
| 4 | Aetna ppo - first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $515.62 | $515.62 | $515.62 – $515.62 |
| 5 | Aetna ppo - nap percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $515.62 | $515.62 | $515.62 – $515.62 |
| 6 | Aetna hmo - coventry plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $517.88 | $517.88 | $517.88 – $517.88 |
| 7 | Aetna ppo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $517.88 | $517.88 | $517.88 – $517.88 |
| 8 | Aetna pos - cox medical plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $520.78 | $520.78 | $520.78 – $520.78 |
| 9 | Aetna ppo - in preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $520.78 | $520.78 | $520.78 – $520.78 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $556.79 | $556.79 | $556.79 – $556.79 |
| 11 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $560.07 | $560.07 | $560.07 – $560.07 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo - open access percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $560.07 | $560.07 | $560.07 – $560.07 |
| 13 | Cigna hmo/pos - arnett hospital plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $560.07 | $560.07 | $560.07 – $560.07 |
| 14 | Aetna ppo - first health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $561.44 | $561.44 | $561.44 – $561.44 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo - nap percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $561.44 | $561.44 | $561.44 – $561.44 |
| 16 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $609.84 | $609.84 | $609.84 – $609.84 |
| 17 | Cigna hmo - open access percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $609.84 | $609.84 | $609.84 – $609.84 |
| 18 | Cigna hmo/pos - arnett hospital plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $609.84 | $609.84 | $609.84 – $609.84 |
| 19 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $609.84 | $609.84 | $609.84 – $609.84 |
| 20 | Cigna ppo - drg plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $609.84 | $609.84 | $609.84 – $609.84 |
| 21 | Cigna ppo - non-drg percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $609.84 | $609.84 | $609.84 – $609.84 |
| 22 | Aetna hmo - coventry plans fee schedule · outpatient | $725.00 | $725.00 | $725.00 – $725.00 |
| 23 | Aetna pos - cox medical plans fee schedule · outpatient | $725.00 | $725.00 | $725.00 – $725.00 |
| 24 | Aetna ppo - in preferred fee schedule · outpatient | $725.00 | $725.00 | $725.00 – $725.00 |
| 25 | Aetna ppo/pos fee schedule · outpatient | $725.00 | $725.00 | $725.00 – $725.00 |
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
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