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
Ct lumbar spine w/o dye
Batavia, NY
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United Memorial Medical Center’s median price of $138 is 60% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 19% 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: 6 payers, 10 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 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $67.35 | $67.35 | $67.35 – $67.35 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.24 | $79.24 | $79.24 – $79.24 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.24 | $79.24 | $79.24 – $79.24 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $83.20 | $83.20 | $83.20 – $83.20 |
| 5 | Highmark commercial hmo/ppo/pps facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.55 | $137.55 | $137.55 – $137.55 |
| 6 | Highmark commercial indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.55 | $137.55 | $137.55 – $137.55 |
| 7 | Excellus medicaid government programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $141.40 | $141.40 | $141.40 – $141.40 |
| 8 | Molina medicaid mma chp facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $142.60 | $142.60 | $142.60 – $142.60 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial individual exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233.44 | $233.44 | $233.44 – $233.44 |
| 10 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $370.62 | $370.62 | $370.62 – $370.62 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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