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
SPINE, LUMBAR, W/O CONTRAST
Columbus, OH
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Nationwide Children's Hospital’s median price of $568 is 66% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 61% 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: 10 payers, 27 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 all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61.95 | $61.95 | $61.95 – $61.95 |
| 2 | Caresource just4me/marketplace professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $68.14 | $68.14 | $68.14 – $68.14 |
| 3 | Humana all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $108.61 | $108.61 | $108.61 – $108.61 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $136.03 | $136.03 | $133.26 – $138.79 |
| 5 | Caresource just4me/marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $160.22 | $160.22 | $160.22 – $160.22 |
| 6 | Tricare all products professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $164.50 | $164.50 | $164.50 – $164.50 |
| 7 | Anthem all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $170.06 | $170.06 | $170.06 – $170.06 |
| 8 | Aetna coventry cares wv professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $176.25 | $176.25 | $176.25 – $176.25 |
| 9 | Cigna all products professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $176.25 | $176.25 | $176.25 – $176.25 |
| 10 | Anthem managed medicaid - non-cap facility · other · outpatient | $282.16 | $282.16 | $282.16 – $282.16 |
| 11 | Caresource managed medicaid - non-cap facility · other · outpatient | $282.16 | $282.16 | $282.16 – $282.16 |
| 12 | Humana managed medicaid - non-cap facility · other · outpatient | $282.16 | $282.16 | $282.16 – $282.16 |
| 13 | Molina managed medicaid - non-cap facility · other · outpatient | $282.16 | $282.16 | $282.16 – $282.16 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid - non-cap facility · other · outpatient | $282.16 | $282.16 | $282.16 – $282.16 |
| 15 | Anthem all products facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $450.08 | $450.08 | $332.24 – $567.91 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,116 | $1,116 | $936.00 – $1,296 |
| 17 | Aetna all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,296 | $1,296 | $1,296 – $1,296 |
| 18 | Anthem all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,310 | $1,310 | $1,310 – $1,310 |
| 19 | Humana all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,339 | $1,339 | $1,339 – $1,339 |
| 20 | Anthem all products facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,354 | $1,354 | $1,354 – $1,354 |
| 21 | Cigna all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,354 | $1,354 | $1,354 – $1,354 |
| 22 | Aetna all products facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 23 | Aetna coventry cares wv facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 24 | Humana all products facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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