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.
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HC CT Lumbar Spine, W/O Contrast
Falls, NY
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Little Falls Hospital’s median price of $197 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 35% 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, 13 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield empire managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $84.84 | $84.84 | $84.84 – $84.84 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare madicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $360.58 | $360.58 | $69.09 – $652.07 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus blue medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $378.61 | $378.61 | $72.54 – $684.68 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $385.83 | $385.83 | $73.93 – $697.72 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $389.43 | $389.43 | $74.62 – $704.24 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus essential facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $399.22 | $399.22 | $76.49 – $721.94 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus hmo blue option managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $399.22 | $399.22 | $76.49 – $721.94 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $412.10 | $412.10 | $78.96 – $745.23 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $421.22 | $421.22 | $73.93 – $768.51 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $741.25 | $741.25 | $142.03 – $1,340 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield empire exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,030 | $1,030 | $197.40 – $1,863 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,030 | $1,030 | $197.40 – $1,863 |
| 13 | Cigna mvp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,095 | $1,095 | $209.74 – $1,980 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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