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
Sacramento, CA
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento’s median price of $1.4k is 306% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 82% 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, 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,065 | $1,065 | $1,065 – $1,065 |
| 2 | Anthem individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,137 | $1,137 | $1,137 – $1,137 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,360 | $1,360 | $1,360 – $1,360 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,387 | $1,387 | $1,387 – $1,387 |
| 5 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,396 | $1,396 | $1,396 – $1,396 |
| 6 | Aetna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,403 | $1,403 | $1,403 – $1,403 |
| 7 | Anthem hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,581 | $1,581 | $1,581 – $1,581 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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