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 SP, W/O
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital’s median price of $147 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 23% 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, 23 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 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $107.41 | $107.41 | $107.41 – $107.41 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $107.41 | $107.41 | $107.41 – $107.41 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $107.41 | $107.41 | $107.41 – $107.41 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $107.41 | $107.41 | $107.41 – $107.41 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.56 | $109.56 | $109.56 – $109.56 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $110.63 | $110.63 | $110.63 – $110.63 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $111.71 | $111.71 | $111.71 – $111.71 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $111.71 | $111.71 | $111.71 – $111.71 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $116.00 | $116.00 | $116.00 – $116.00 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare community plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $119.82 | $119.82 | $119.82 – $119.82 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $121.27 | $121.27 | $121.27 – $121.27 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $132.15 | $132.15 | $132.15 – $132.15 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $342.23 | $342.23 | $342.23 – $342.23 |
| 14 | Bcbs Pa tiered ppaca facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $746.79 | $746.79 | $746.79 – $746.79 |
| 15 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $786.07 | $786.07 | $786.07 – $786.07 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $858.06 | $858.06 | $858.06 – $858.06 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $858.06 | $858.06 | $858.06 – $858.06 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $858.06 | $858.06 | $858.06 – $858.06 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $874.00 | $874.00 | $874.00 – $874.00 |
| 20 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,657 | $1,657 | $1,657 – $1,657 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,548 | $4,548 | $4,548 – $4,548 |
| 22 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,577 | $5,577 | $5,577 – $5,577 |
| 23 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,577 | $5,577 | $5,577 – $5,577 |
Last updated: Apr 8, 2026
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