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
MR SP CANAL LUMBAR W
Jamestown, NY
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UPMC Chautauqua’s median price of $761 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($779), higher than 49% of the 2,508 hospitals reporting CPT 72149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $436 | $436 | — | — | — | $436 – $436 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $436 | $436 | — | — | — | $436 – $436 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $449 | $449 | — | — | — | $449 – $449 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $785 | $785 | — | — | — | $785 – $785 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $798 | $798 | — | — | — | $798 – $798 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $798 | $798 | — | — | — | $798 – $798 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $798 | $798 | — | — | — | $798 – $798 |
| 9 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $920 | $920 | — | — | — | $920 – $920 |
| 10 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $920 | $920 | — | — | — | $920 – $920 |
| 11 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $920 | $920 | — | — | — | $920 – $920 |
| 12 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $982 | $982 | — | — | — | $982 – $982 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 14 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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