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
Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material
WAKEFIELD, RI
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South County Health’s median price of $257 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 45% 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, 4 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 uhc medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $109.64 | $109.64 | $109.64 – $109.64 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $201.46 | $201.46 | $201.46 – $201.46 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $244.98 | $697.75 | $116.01 – $1,732 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,532 | $1,532 | $1,532 – $1,532 |
Last updated: Jul 24, 2026
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