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.
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Ct lumbar spine w/o dye
Santa Cruz, CA
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Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz’s median price of $1.6k is 373% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 87% 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: 5 payers, 9 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 | Anthem medicare adv_ hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $147.35 | $147.35 | $147.35 – $147.35 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,065 | $1,065 | $1,065 – $1,065 |
| 3 | Anthem individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,168 | $1,168 | $1,168 – $1,168 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,360 | $1,360 | $1,360 – $1,360 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,622 | $1,622 | $1,622 – $1,622 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,627 | $1,627 | $1,627 – $1,627 |
| 7 | Aetna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,707 | $1,707 | $1,707 – $1,707 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,747 | $1,747 | $1,747 – $1,747 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,747 | $1,747 | $1,747 – $1,747 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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