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
HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Helena, MT
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St. Peter's Health’s median price of $1.1k is 219% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 78% 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, 14 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $106.34 | $106.34 | $106.34 – $106.34 |
| 2 | Humana medicare replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $108.47 | $108.47 | $108.47 – $108.47 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mt medicare replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $113.89 | $113.89 | $113.89 – $113.89 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mt state of montana employees fee schedule · outpatient | $244.05 | $244.05 | $244.05 – $244.05 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mt closed plan network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $884.38 | $884.38 | $884.38 – $884.38 |
| 6 | Bcbs Mt healthlink percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $884.38 | $884.38 | $884.38 – $884.38 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mt pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $884.38 | $884.38 | $884.38 – $884.38 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mt traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $969.16 | $969.16 | $969.16 – $969.16 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,108 | $1,108 | $1,096 – $1,119 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,119 | $1,119 | $1,119 – $1,119 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mt closed plan network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mt healthlink percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mt pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 14 | Bcbs Mt traditional percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,161 | $1,161 | $1,161 – $1,161 |
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
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