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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CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast
Opelousas, LA
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Opelousas General Main Campus’s median price of $203 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 36% 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: 7 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $101.39 | $101.39 | $101.39 – $101.39 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $104.43 | $104.43 | $104.43 – $104.43 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $106.46 | $106.46 | $106.46 – $106.46 |
| 4 | Bcbs La hmo blue connect facility · fee schedule · both | $194.97 | $194.97 | $194.97 – $194.97 |
| 5 | Bcbs La hmo smart blue facility · fee schedule · both | $196.39 | $196.39 | $196.39 – $196.39 |
| 6 | Bcbs La ppohmo facility · fee schedule · both | $200.43 | $200.43 | $200.43 – $200.43 |
| 7 | Bcbs La traditional facility · fee schedule · both | $203.02 | $203.02 | $203.02 – $203.02 |
| 8 | Cigna ppo facility · other · both | $1,055 | $1,055 | $1,055 – $1,055 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1,055 | $1,055 | $1,055 – $1,055 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,169 | $1,126 | $1,040 – $1,169 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · other · both | $1,207 | $1,207 | $1,207 – $1,207 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1,207 | $1,207 | $1,207 – $1,207 |
| 13 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,267 | $1,220 | $1,127 – $1,267 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,364 | $1,314 | $1,214 – $1,364 |
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
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