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
Los Angeles, CA
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Keck Hospital of USC’s median price of $278 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 47% 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, 12 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 choice/choice+options ppo other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $277.73 | $277.73 | $277.73 – $277.73 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $277.73 | $277.73 | $277.73 – $277.73 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare navigate/select & core exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $277.73 | $277.73 | $277.73 – $277.73 |
| 5 | Kaiser all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $383.22 | $383.22 | $383.22 – $383.22 |
| 6 | Aetna gatekeeper/non-gatekeeper all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $586.03 | $586.03 | $586.03 – $586.03 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $707.40 | $707.40 | $707.40 – $707.40 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield leased network workers compensation plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,413 | $1,413 | $1,413 – $1,413 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,466 | $1,466 | $1,466 – $1,466 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,739 | $1,739 | $1,739 – $1,739 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield calpers other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,373 | $2,373 | $2,373 – $2,373 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,476 | $2,476 | $2,476 – $2,476 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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