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 CONTRAST
Ste. Genevieve, MO
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Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital’s median price of $600 is 75% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 62% 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: 7 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 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 – $27.00 |
| 2 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $150.73 | $150.73 | $150.73 – $150.73 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $180.88 | $180.88 | $180.88 – $180.88 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $313.25 | $313.25 | $27.00 – $599.50 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $319.52 | $319.52 | $27.54 – $611.49 |
| 6 | Ambetter medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $391.57 | $391.57 | $33.75 – $749.38 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $451.80 | $451.80 | $451.80 – $451.80 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $599.50 | $599.50 | $599.50 – $599.50 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $964.81 | $964.81 | $83.16 – $1,846 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,065 | $1,065 | $91.80 – $2,038 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,199 | $1,199 | $1,199 – $1,199 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $1,717 | $1,717 | $789.40 – $2,645 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,966 | $1,966 | $1,966 – $1,966 |
Last updated: May 19, 2026
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