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
HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast
Stafford Springs, CT
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Johnson Memorial Hospital’s median price of $614 is 79% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 63% 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: 16 payers, 24 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 aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $122.82 | $122.82 | $122.82 – $122.82 |
| 2 | Anthem anthem mediblue medicare advantage facility · other · both | $122.82 | $122.82 | $122.82 – $122.82 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $122.82 | $122.82 | $122.82 – $122.82 |
| 4 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $125.33 | $125.33 | $125.33 – $125.33 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $126.51 | $126.51 | $126.51 – $126.51 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $179.33 | $179.33 | $179.33 – $179.33 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna whole health facility · fee schedule · both | $224.95 | $224.95 | $224.95 – $224.95 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna facility · fee schedule · both | $281.64 | $281.64 | $281.64 – $281.64 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · both | $391.08 | $391.08 | $391.08 – $391.08 |
| 10 | Anthem anthem individual pathway hmo ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $475.85 | $475.85 | $475.85 – $475.85 |
| 11 | Anthem anthem bluecare prime facility · fee schedule · both | $552.60 | $552.60 | $552.60 – $552.60 |
| 12 | Anthem anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 14 | Carefirst anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 15 | Excellus anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 16 | Highmark anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 17 | Kaiser anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 18 | Premera anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 19 | Regence anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 20 | Wellmark anthem facility · fee schedule · both | $614.00 | $614.00 | $614.00 – $614.00 |
| 21 | Cigna evernorth facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,052 | $1,052 | $1,052 – $1,052 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,120 | $1,120 | $1,120 – $1,120 |
| 23 | Phcs multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,120 | $1,120 | $1,120 – $1,120 |
| 24 | Optum united healthcare behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,349 | $1,349 | $1,349 – $1,349 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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