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
Providence, RI
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Rhode Island Hospital’s median price of $190 is 45% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 32% 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, 8 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 | Cigna medicare managed care - ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.54 | $117.54 | $117.54 – $117.54 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $120.19 | $120.19 | $120.19 – $120.19 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue chip direct advance other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $132.95 | $132.95 | $132.95 – $132.95 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $155.32 | $155.32 | $155.32 – $155.32 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $189.93 | $189.93 | $189.93 – $189.93 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $189.93 | $189.93 | $189.93 – $189.93 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $494.10 | $494.10 | $494.10 – $494.10 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $811.48 | $811.48 | $811.48 – $811.48 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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