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 Scan,Lumbar Spine,W/O Contrast
Cooperstown, NY
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Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital’s median price of $76 is 78% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 1% 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: 6 payers, 63 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 excellus child health plus managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $39.51 | $39.51 | $39.51 – $39.51 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus essential managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $39.51 | $39.51 | $39.51 – $39.51 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus healthy ny epo managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $39.51 | $39.51 | $39.51 – $39.51 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus healthy ny managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $39.51 | $39.51 | $39.51 – $39.51 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus hmo blue option managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $39.51 | $39.51 | $39.51 – $39.51 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus safety net professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $39.51 | $39.51 | $39.51 – $39.51 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $44.34 | $44.34 | $44.34 – $44.34 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus blue medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $44.34 | $44.34 | $44.34 – $44.34 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus blue medicare advantage ppo professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $44.34 | $44.34 | $44.34 – $44.34 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus medicare advantage hmo/pos professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $44.34 | $44.34 | $44.34 – $44.34 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus medicare advantage ppo professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $44.34 | $44.34 | $44.34 – $44.34 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus sr federal professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $44.34 | $44.34 | $44.34 – $44.34 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $44.34 | $44.34 | $44.34 – $44.34 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $45.67 | $45.67 | $45.67 – $45.67 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo/epo professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $45.67 | $45.67 | $45.67 – $45.67 |
| 16 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $47.00 | $47.00 | $47.00 – $47.00 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield empire exchange professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $62.77 | $62.77 | $62.77 – $62.77 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare ny power authority professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $64.74 | $64.74 | $64.74 – $64.74 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare ny power authority professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $64.74 | $64.74 | $64.74 – $64.74 |
| 20 | Aetna allied benefit professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $66.04 | $66.04 | $66.04 – $66.04 |
| 21 | Aetna signature professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $66.04 | $66.04 | $66.04 – $66.04 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $69.74 | $69.74 | $69.74 – $69.74 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield empire healthchoice professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $69.74 | $69.74 | $69.74 – $69.74 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield empire healthchoice hmo/ppo/pos professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $69.74 | $69.74 | $69.74 – $69.74 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $72.54 | $72.54 | $72.54 – $72.54 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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