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 SCAN,LUMBAR SPINE,W/O CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST
Cleveland, OH
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University Hospitals Health System’s median price of $1.4k is 310% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 83% 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: 13 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 4 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 6 | Medical Mutual medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 7 | Molina medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.91 | $98.91 | $98.91 – $98.91 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $361.76 | $361.76 | $361.76 – $361.76 |
| 11 | Aetna opn commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $361.76 | $361.76 | $361.76 – $361.76 |
| 12 | Medical Mutual northern ohio commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $757.85 | $757.85 | $757.85 – $757.85 |
| 13 | Medical Mutual northern ohio commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,196 | $1,196 | $1,196 – $1,196 |
| 14 | Anthem tiered/pathway commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,198 | $1,198 | $1,198 – $1,198 |
| 15 | Caresource marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 16 | Caresource marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 17 | Medical Mutual medflex commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,243 | $1,243 | $1,243 – $1,243 |
| 18 | Ambetter commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,271 | $1,271 | $1,271 – $1,271 |
| 19 | Ambetter commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,271 | $1,271 | $1,271 – $1,271 |
| 20 | Anthem tiered/pathway commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,316 | $1,316 | $1,316 – $1,316 |
| 21 | Anthem blue access commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,341 | $1,341 | $1,341 – $1,341 |
| 22 | Anthem traditional commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,341 | $1,341 | $1,341 – $1,341 |
| 23 | Medical Mutual supermed commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,381 | $1,381 | $1,381 – $1,381 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare nexus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,391 | $1,391 | $1,391 – $1,391 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare nexus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,391 | $1,391 | $1,391 – $1,391 |
Last updated: Jul 14, 2026
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