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CT Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast
Oceanside, CA
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Tri-City Medical Center’s median price of $843 is 146% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 70% 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: 8 payers, 15 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 | MultiPlan workers comp facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $217.32 | $217.32 | $217.32 – $217.32 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca covered california facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $351.95 | $351.95 | $351.95 – $351.95 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $562.21 | $562.21 | $562.21 – $562.21 |
| 4 | Molina covered california ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $843.32 | $843.32 | $843.32 – $843.32 |
| 5 | Molina medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $843.32 | $843.32 | $843.32 – $843.32 |
| 6 | Kaiser hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $983.87 | $983.87 | $983.87 – $983.87 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare select/select plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,181 – $1,181 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,294 | $1,294 | $1,294 – $1,294 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ca commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,670 | $1,670 | $1,670 – $1,670 |
| 10 | Magellan commercial/medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 11 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,968 | $1,968 | $1,968 – $1,968 |
| 12 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,968 | $1,968 | $1,968 – $1,968 |
| 13 | Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,080 | $2,080 | $2,080 – $2,080 |
| 14 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,218 | $2,218 | $2,218 – $2,218 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $2,303 | $2,303 | $2,303 – $2,303 |
Last updated: May 29, 2026
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