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
Conneaut, OH
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University Hospitals Health System’s median price of $1.4k is 321% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 84% 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: 12 payers, 33 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 · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 5 | Medical Mutual medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 6 | Molina medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.75 | $689.75 | $689.75 – $689.75 |
| 9 | Cigna oap commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,100 | $1,100 | $1,100 – $1,100 |
| 10 | Cigna ppo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,235 | $1,235 | $1,235 – $1,235 |
| 11 | Cigna ppo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,235 | $1,235 | $1,235 – $1,235 |
| 12 | Ambetter commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 13 | Caresource marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,556 | $1,556 | $1,556 – $1,556 |
| 15 | Medical Mutual commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,558 | $1,558 | $1,558 – $1,558 |
| 16 | Medical Mutual commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,558 | $1,558 | $1,558 – $1,558 |
| 17 | Medical Mutual medflex commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,669 – $1,669 |
| 18 | Medical Mutual medflex commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,678 | $1,678 | $1,678 – $1,678 |
| 19 | Medical Mutual northern ohio commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,769 | $1,769 | $1,769 – $1,769 |
| 20 | Medical Mutual northern ohio commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,782 | $1,782 | $1,782 – $1,782 |
| 21 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,847 | $1,847 | $1,847 – $1,847 |
| 22 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,847 | $1,847 | $1,847 – $1,847 |
| 23 | Medical Mutual supermed commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,853 | $1,853 | $1,853 – $1,853 |
| 24 | Medical Mutual supermed commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,865 | $1,865 | $1,865 – $1,865 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,898 | $1,898 | $1,898 – $1,898 |
Last updated: Jul 14, 2026
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