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
CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONT
Coudersport, PA
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UPMC Cole’s median price of $467 is 36% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 57% 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: 8 payers, 23 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 chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $145.52 | $145.52 | $145.52 – $145.52 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $148.34 | $148.34 | $148.34 – $148.34 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $271.12 | $271.12 | $271.12 – $271.12 |
| 4 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $356.48 | $356.48 | $356.48 – $356.48 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $360.08 | $360.08 | $360.08 – $360.08 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $360.08 | $360.08 | $360.08 – $360.08 |
| 7 | Humana medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $363.68 | $363.68 | $363.68 – $363.68 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $369.08 | $369.08 | $369.08 – $369.08 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $369.08 | $369.08 | $369.08 – $369.08 |
| 10 | Cigna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $378.08 | $378.08 | $378.08 – $378.08 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $392.23 | $392.23 | $392.23 – $392.23 |
| 12 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $466.78 | $466.78 | $466.78 – $466.78 |
| 13 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $466.78 | $466.78 | $466.78 – $466.78 |
| 14 | Highmark medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $514.40 | $514.40 | $514.40 – $514.40 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.40 | $568.40 | $568.40 – $568.40 |
| 16 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.40 | $568.40 | $568.40 – $568.40 |
| 17 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,029 | $1,029 – $1,029 |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,029 | $1,029 – $1,029 |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo/auto facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,029 | $1,029 – $1,029 |
| 20 | MultiPlan ppo/auto facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,029 | $1,029 – $1,029 |
| 21 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,029 | $1,029 – $1,029 |
| 22 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,029 | $1,029 – $1,029 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,279 | $1,279 | $1,279 – $1,279 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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