CT scan of lower spine without contrast dye at Porter Hospital Inc

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

CHG CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL

Middlebury, VT

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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $119 is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 13% 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 Porter Hospital Inc

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 21 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	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$31.04	$31.04	$31.04 – $31.04
2	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$42.35	$42.35	$42.35 – $42.35
3	Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$44.58	$44.58	$44.58 – $44.58
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$44.58	$44.58	$44.58 – $44.58
5	Bcbs Vt medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$51.27	$51.27	$51.27 – $51.27
6	Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$65.06	$65.06	$65.06 – $65.06
7	Bcbs Vt indemnity/the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both	$65.29	$65.29	$65.29 – $65.29
8	UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both	$90.84	$90.84	$83.47 – $98.20
9	Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$101.02	$101.02	$101.02 – $101.02
10	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$102.50	$102.50	$102.50 – $102.50
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$190.81	$190.81	$190.81 – $190.81
12	MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$234.65	$234.65	$234.65 – $234.65
13	Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,118	$1,118	$1,118 – $1,118
14	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,118	$1,118	$1,118 – $1,118
15	Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,142	$1,142	$1,142 – $1,142
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,856	$1,856	$1,856 – $1,856
17	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,164	$2,164	$2,164 – $2,164
18	Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$2,242	$2,242	$2,242 – $2,242
19	Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$2,242	$2,242	$2,242 – $2,242
20	MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,260	$2,260	$2,260 – $2,260
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,355	$2,355	$2,355 – $2,355

Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

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