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 SCAN, LUMBAR SPINE; W/O CNTRST
Placerville, CA
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Marshall Medical Center’s median price of $3.3k is 867% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 98% 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: 7 payers, 20 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 advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $135.08 | $135.08 | $135.08 – $135.08 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $135.08 | $135.08 | $135.08 – $135.08 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $135.08 | $135.08 | $135.08 – $135.08 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $135.08 | $135.08 | $135.08 – $135.08 |
| 5 | Anthem medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $510.05 | $510.05 | $510.05 – $510.05 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $679.78 | $679.78 | $679.78 – $679.78 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,526 | $2,526 | $2,526 – $2,526 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,526 | $2,526 | $2,526 – $2,526 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,304 | $3,304 | $3,304 – $3,304 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payer facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,319 | $3,319 | $3,319 – $3,319 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payer facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,319 | $3,319 | $3,319 – $3,319 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,794 | $3,794 | $3,794 – $3,794 |
| 13 | Cigna open access/pos/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,962 | $3,962 | $3,962 – $3,962 |
| 14 | Cigna open access/pos/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,962 | $3,962 | $3,962 – $3,962 |
| 15 | MultiPlan ppo complementary/ppo primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,210 | $4,210 | $4,210 – $4,210 |
| 16 | MultiPlan ppo complementary/ppo primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,210 | $4,210 | $4,210 – $4,210 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,210 | $4,210 | $4,210 – $4,210 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,210 | $4,210 | $4,210 – $4,210 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,458 | $4,458 | $4,458 – $4,458 |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,458 | $4,458 | $4,458 – $4,458 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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