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 lumbar spine w/o dye
Charleston, SC
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MUSC Medical Center’s median price of $291 is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 47% 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: 4 payers, 10 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 managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $97.24 | $97.24 | $97.24 – $97.24 |
| 2 | Clover medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $99.18 | $99.18 | $99.18 – $99.18 |
| 3 | Molina exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.96 | $106.96 | $106.96 – $106.96 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lowcountry blue exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $276.92 | $276.92 | $276.92 – $276.92 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $291.49 | $291.49 | $291.49 – $291.49 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $291.49 | $291.49 | $291.49 – $291.49 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $363.75 | $363.75 | $363.75 – $363.75 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $485.00 | $485.00 | $485.00 – $485.00 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $695.20 | $695.20 | $695.20 – $695.20 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $746.37 | $746.37 | $746.37 – $746.37 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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