CT scan of lower spine without contrast dye at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

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Original text from hospital filings

HC CT SCANLUMBAR SPINEW/O CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST

Chula Vista, CA

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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center’s median price of $2.0k is 486% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 91% 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 Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 25 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	Kaiser kaiser - hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00 – $1.00
2	Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$450.24	$450.24	$450.24 – $450.24
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$955.15	$955.15	$955.15 – $955.15
4	Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$964.80	$964.80	$964.80 – $964.80
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$980.88	$980.88	$980.88 – $980.88
6	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,093	$1,093	$1,093 – $1,093
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,093	$1,093	$1,093 – $1,093
8	Molina molina - exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,476	$1,476	$1,476 – $1,476
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - promise percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,541	$1,541	$1,541 – $1,541
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - promise percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,544	$1,544	$1,544 – $1,544
11	Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,608	$1,608	$1,608 – $1,608
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,624	$1,624	$1,624 – $1,624
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,817	$1,817	$1,817 – $1,817
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,817	$1,817	$1,817 – $1,817
15	Molina molina medi-cal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,010	$2,010	$2,010 – $2,010
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,042	$2,042	$2,042 – $2,042
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,110	$2,110	$2,110 – $2,110
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,155	$2,155	$2,155 – $2,155
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,155	$2,155	$2,155 – $2,155
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,251	$2,251	$2,251 – $2,251
21	Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,412	$2,412	$2,412 – $2,412
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,412	$2,412	$2,412 – $2,412
23	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,476	$2,476	$2,476 – $2,476
24	Medicaid medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,573	$2,573	$2,573 – $2,573
25	Molina molina - exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,573	$2,573	$2,573 – $2,573

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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