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 ScanLumbar SpineW/O Contrast - CT Lumbar Spine WO Contrast
Chicago, IL
See all hospitals reporting CPT 72131 →Price type
University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics’s median price of $171 is 50% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 29% 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: 10 payers, 66 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 Better Health medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $88.66 | $70.93 | $44.33 – $88.66 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $88.66 | $70.93 | $44.33 – $88.66 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $88.66 | $70.93 | $44.33 – $88.66 |
| 4 | Molina mmai dual eligibility professional · fee schedule · both | $105.18 | $82.68 | $37.68 – $105.18 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap professional · fee schedule · both | $131.47 | $103.35 | $47.10 – $131.47 |
| 6 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad professional · fee schedule · both | $131.47 | $103.35 | $47.10 – $131.47 |
| 7 | Optum all products professional · fee schedule · both | $131.47 | $103.35 | $47.10 – $131.47 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $131.47 | $103.35 | $47.10 – $131.47 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $138.04 | $108.51 | $49.46 – $138.04 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $108.52 | $108.52 | $108.52 – $108.52 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap facility · other · outpatient | $110.85 | $110.85 | $110.85 – $110.85 |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $110.85 | $110.85 | $110.85 – $110.85 |
| 13 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad facility · other · outpatient | $110.85 | $110.85 | $110.85 – $110.85 |
| 14 | Molina mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $110.85 | $110.85 | $110.85 – $110.85 |
| 15 | Optum all products facility · other · outpatient | $110.85 | $110.85 | $110.85 – $110.85 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo facility · other · outpatient | $110.85 | $110.85 | $110.85 – $110.85 |
| 17 | WellCare medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $116.39 | $116.39 | $116.39 – $116.39 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice city of chicago professional · fee schedule · both | $164.53 | $129.33 | $58.94 – $164.53 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice opt ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $164.53 | $129.33 | $58.94 – $164.53 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unite here health professional · fee schedule · both | $164.53 | $129.33 | $58.94 – $164.53 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield advocate health systems ipa professional · fee schedule · both | $166.97 | $131.25 | $59.82 – $166.97 |
| 22 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.04 | $137.04 | $137.04 – $137.04 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare core epo & navigate epo professional · fee schedule · both | $149.46 | $139.90 | $60.39 – $209.85 |
| 24 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · both | $137.04 | $142.11 | $76.12 – $213.17 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield access community health network professional · fee schedule · both | $191.39 | $150.45 | $68.56 – $191.39 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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