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 THORACIC SPINE W CON
Monroeville, PA
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UPMC East’s median price of $1.7k is 278% above the median hospital's median price ($438), higher than 85% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 72129. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 40 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 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $166 | $166 | — | — | — | $166 – $166 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $178 | $178 | — | — | — | $178 – $178 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $182 | $182 | — | — | — | $182 – $182 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $182 | $182 | $4 | 2% | — | $178 – $187 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $187 | $187 | — | — | — | $187 – $187 |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $214 | $214 | — | — | — | $214 – $214 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 11 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $379 | $379 | — | — | — | $379 – $379 |
| 12 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $844 | $844 | — | — | — | $844 – $844 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 14 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 18 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 19 | Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 20 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 21 | Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 22 | Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 23 | Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 24 | Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 25 | Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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