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
Santa Rosa, CA
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC’s median price of $769 is 124% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 68% 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: 3 payers, 7 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 managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $148.44 | $148.44 | $148.44 – $148.44 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $179.33 | $179.33 | $179.33 – $179.33 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare select/navigate hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $179.33 | $179.33 | $179.33 – $179.33 |
| 4 | Aetna all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,359 | $1,359 | $1,359 – $1,359 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epo exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $1,472 | $1,472 | $1,472 – $1,472 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nonmcs all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,760 | $1,760 | $1,760 – $1,760 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcs all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,112 | $2,112 | $2,112 – $2,112 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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