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 University Hospital - Northeastern Campus’s median price of $141 is 59% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 20% 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: 9 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 | $106.81 | $106.81 | $106.81 – $106.81 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.81 | $106.81 | $106.81 – $106.81 |
| 3 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage select 65 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.81 | $106.81 | $106.81 – $106.81 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.81 | $106.81 | $106.81 – $106.81 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.81 | $106.81 | $106.81 – $106.81 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $108.95 | $108.95 | $108.95 – $108.95 |
| 7 | Aetna coventry facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $110.01 | $110.01 | $110.01 – $110.01 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $112.15 | $112.15 | $112.15 – $112.15 |
| 9 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $113.22 | $113.22 | $113.22 – $113.22 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $115.35 | $115.35 | $115.35 – $115.35 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $140.89 | $140.89 | $140.89 – $140.89 |
| 12 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $160.22 | $160.22 | $160.22 – $160.22 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $340.32 | $340.32 | $340.32 – $340.32 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $919.35 | $919.35 | $919.35 – $919.35 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $919.35 | $919.35 | $919.35 – $919.35 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $919.35 | $919.35 | $919.35 – $919.35 |
| 17 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 18 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo/temple member facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,263 | $1,263 | $1,263 – $1,263 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,649 – $1,649 |
| 20 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,649 – $1,649 |
| 21 | Aetna workers' comp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,649 | $1,649 | $1,649 – $1,649 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,084 | $2,084 | $2,084 – $2,084 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,084 | $2,084 | $2,084 – $2,084 |
Last updated: Apr 13, 2026
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