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 Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast
Grand Rapids, MI
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Mercy Health Saint Marys’s median price of $817 is 138% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 70% 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: 22 payers, 30 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 blue cross complete medicaid facility · other · both | $58.40 | $58.40 | $58.40 – $58.40 |
| 2 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both | $59.54 | $59.54 | $59.54 – $59.54 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $102.09 | $102.09 | $102.09 – $102.09 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage facility · other · both | $102.09 | $102.09 | $102.09 – $102.09 |
| 5 | Molina molina medicare advantage facility · other · both | $102.09 | $102.09 | $102.09 – $102.09 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $104.42 | $104.42 | $104.42 – $104.42 |
| 7 | Medical Mutual aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $104.42 | $104.42 | $104.42 – $104.42 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $107.29 | $107.29 | $107.29 – $107.29 |
| 9 | Oscar oscar epo facility · other · both | $133.34 | $133.34 | $133.34 – $133.34 |
| 10 | Anthem bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 12 | Carefirst bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 13 | Excellus bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 14 | Highmark bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 15 | Kaiser bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 16 | Premera bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 17 | Regence bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 18 | Wellmark bcbs trad / trust facility · fee schedule · both | $135.28 | $135.28 | $135.28 – $135.28 |
| 19 | Molina molina hmo marketplace facility · other · both | $135.42 | $135.42 | $135.42 – $135.42 |
| 20 | Caresource hap hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $964.92 | $964.92 | $964.92 – $964.92 |
| 21 | Cigna priority health cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,078 | $1,078 | $1,078 – $1,078 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,078 | $1,078 | $1,078 – $1,078 |
| 23 | Phcs multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,078 | $1,078 | $1,078 – $1,078 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,123 | $1,123 | $1,123 – $1,123 |
| 25 | Humana cofinity ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,124 | $1,124 | $1,124 – $1,124 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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