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 SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Monroe, NC
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $465 is 36% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 57% 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: 14 payers, 49 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 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $76.00 | $79.99 | $43.99 – $119.99 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $77.52 | $81.59 | $44.87 – $122.39 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $78.66 | $82.79 | $45.53 – $124.19 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $78.88 | $83.02 | $45.66 – $124.53 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $103.16 | $103.16 | $103.16 – $103.16 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $104.68 | $104.68 | $104.68 – $104.68 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $106.20 | $106.20 | $106.20 – $106.20 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $106.51 | $106.51 | $106.51 – $106.51 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $135.47 | $135.47 | $48.55 – $222.39 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $135.47 | $135.47 | $48.55 – $222.39 |
| 11 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $135.47 | $135.47 | $48.55 – $222.39 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $393.16 | $393.16 | $393.16 – $393.16 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $394.06 | $394.06 | $394.06 – $394.06 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $401.58 | $401.58 | $401.58 – $401.58 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $403.09 | $403.09 | $403.09 – $403.09 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $511.38 | $511.38 | $511.38 – $511.38 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $672.91 | $672.91 | $672.91 – $672.91 |
| 18 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $797.15 | $797.15 | $797.15 – $797.15 |
| 19 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $896.71 | $896.71 | $896.71 – $896.71 |
| 20 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 21 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $911.45 | $911.45 | $911.45 – $911.45 |
| 22 | Aetna broad network case rate · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
| 23 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care case rate · outpatient | $1,023 | $1,023 | $1,023 – $1,023 |
| 24 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,092 | $1,092 | $1,092 – $1,092 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,194 | $1,194 | $1,194 – $1,194 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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