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
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $421 is 23% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 55% 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, 14 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 all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $81.46 | $81.46 | $81.46 – $81.46 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $245.18 | $245.18 | $245.18 – $245.18 |
| 3 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $266.26 | $266.26 | $252.23 – $280.28 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $270.08 | $270.08 | $270.08 – $270.08 |
| 5 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $280.86 | $277.27 | $270.08 – $280.86 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $278.18 | $278.18 | $278.18 – $278.18 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $278.18 | $278.18 | $278.18 – $278.18 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $280.86 | $280.86 | $280.86 – $280.86 |
| 9 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $280.86 | $280.86 | $280.86 – $280.86 |
| 10 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $590.12 | $604.95 | $561.68 – $699.94 |
| 11 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $770.10 | $770.10 | $770.10 – $770.10 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $815.40 | $815.40 | $815.40 – $815.40 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $867.04 | $867.04 | $867.04 – $867.04 |
| 14 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,297 | $1,297 | $1,297 – $1,297 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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