CT scan of spine with contrast dye at UPMC Chautauqua

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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Original text from hospital filings

CT THORACIC SPINE W CON

Jamestown, NY

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UPMC Chautauqua’s median price of $512 is 17% above the median hospital's median price ($438), higher than 55% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 72129. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72129 at UPMC Chautauqua

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 14 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	Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
2	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
3	WellCare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$224	$224	—	—	—	$224 – $224
4	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$226	$226	—	—	—	$226 – $226
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$545	$545	—	—	—	$545 – $545
6	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$714	$714	—	—	—	$714 – $714
7	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
8	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
10	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$837	$837	—	—	—	$837 – $837
11	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$837	$837	—	—	—	$837 – $837
12	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$837	$837	—	—	—	$837 – $837
13	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$893	$893	—	—	—	$893 – $893
14	First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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