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 CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST
Manning, SC
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McLeod Health’s median price of $179 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 30% 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: 12 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 | Tricare dha fee schedule · both | $94.29 | $94.29 | $94.29 – $94.29 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $99.25 | $99.25 | $99.25 – $99.25 |
| 3 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · both | $99.25 | $99.25 | $99.25 – $99.25 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $100.74 | $100.74 | $100.74 – $100.74 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $101.73 | $101.73 | $101.73 – $101.73 |
| 6 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $103.22 | $103.22 | $103.22 – $103.22 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $103.22 | $103.22 | $103.22 – $103.22 |
| 8 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $105.70 | $103.55 | $99.25 – $105.70 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $106.20 | $106.20 | $106.20 – $106.20 |
| 10 | Ambetter medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $178.65 | $178.65 | $178.65 – $178.65 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state fee schedule · both | $485.00 | $485.00 | $485.00 – $485.00 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid fee schedule · both | $571.56 | $571.56 | $571.56 – $571.56 |
| 13 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · both | $571.56 | $571.56 | $571.56 – $571.56 |
| 14 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · both | $600.14 | $600.14 | $600.14 – $600.14 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hix percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $624.46 | $624.46 | $624.46 – $624.46 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred fee schedule · both | $1,147 | $1,147 | $1,147 – $1,147 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield choice fee schedule · both | $1,239 | $1,239 | $1,239 – $1,239 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,549 | $2,549 | $2,549 – $2,549 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial other · both | $2,579 | $2,579 | $2,579 – $2,579 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial other · both | $3,696 | $3,696 | $3,696 – $3,696 |
Last updated: Jul 20, 2026
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