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.
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CT Spine Lumbar wo Contrast
Waterbury, CT
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital’s median price of $358 is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 51% 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: 4 payers, 4 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 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.89 | $103.56 | $51.45 – $155.34 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $192.38 | $192.38 | $192.38 – $192.38 |
| 3 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $524.50 | $524.50 | $466.00 – $583.00 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,177 | $1,177 | $1,177 – $1,177 |
Last updated: May 13, 2026
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