CT scan of lower spine without contrast dye at Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Contrast

Dubuque, IA

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Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque’s median price of $240 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 42% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 72131. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72131 at Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 22 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	Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both	$94.71	$94.71	$94.71 – $94.71
2	Molina molina medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$94.71	$94.71	$94.71 – $94.71
3	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both	$101.85	$101.85	$101.85 – $101.85
4	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$101.85	$101.85	$101.85 – $101.85
5	Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · both	$102.87	$102.87	$102.87 – $102.87
6	Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$102.87	$102.87	$102.87 – $102.87
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both	$103.88	$103.88	$103.88 – $103.88
8	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$103.88	$103.88	$103.88 – $103.88
9	Oscar oscar facility · other · both	$141.78	$141.78	$141.78 – $141.78
10	Oscar oscar facility · other · outpatient	$141.78	$141.78	$141.78 – $141.78
11	Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · both	$174.60	$174.60	$174.60 – $174.60
12	Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · outpatient	$174.60	$174.60	$174.60 – $174.60
13	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both	$240.48	$240.48	$240.48 – $240.48
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$240.48	$240.48	$240.48 – $240.48
15	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare deere premier facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,925	$1,925	$1,925 – $1,925
16	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,936	$1,936	$1,936 – $1,936
17	First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,936	$1,936	$1,936 – $1,936
18	Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,936	$1,936	$1,936 – $1,936
19	Cigna midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,087	$2,087	$2,087 – $2,087
20	Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,087	$2,087	$2,087 – $2,087
21	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,087	$2,087	$2,087 – $2,087
22	UnitedHealthcare uhc optum behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,319	$2,319	$2,319 – $2,319

Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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