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
ST, LA
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Kaplan General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $822 is 139% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 70% 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: 10 payers, 11 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 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $440.14 | $440.14 | $421.79 – $458.48 |
| 2 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $821.70 | $821.70 | $821.70 – $821.70 |
| 3 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $821.70 | $821.70 | $821.70 – $821.70 |
| 4 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $821.70 | $821.70 | $821.70 – $821.70 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $956.99 | $956.99 | $956.99 – $956.99 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $984.22 | $984.22 | $821.70 – $1,147 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $913.00 | $1,051 | $821.70 – $1,420 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1,121 | $1,121 | $821.70 – $1,420 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,278 | $1,278 | $1,278 – $1,278 |
| 10 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $1,420 | $1,420 | $1,420 – $1,420 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $1,420 | $1,420 | $1,420 – $1,420 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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