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 LUMBAR W/O CNTRST
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $353 is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 50% 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: 9 payers, 20 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 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $100.57 | $100.57 | $100.57 – $100.57 |
| 2 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $101.59 | $101.59 | $101.59 – $101.59 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $105.96 | $105.96 | $105.96 – $105.96 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.67 | $106.67 | $106.67 – $106.67 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $108.70 | $108.70 | $108.70 – $108.70 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $115.41 | $115.41 | $115.41 – $115.41 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176.01 | $176.01 | $176.01 – $176.01 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $256.51 | $256.51 | $176.01 – $337.01 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.40 | $277.40 | $277.40 – $277.40 |
| 10 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $361.36 | $361.36 | $361.36 – $361.36 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $589.04 | $589.04 | $589.04 – $589.04 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $992.22 | $992.22 | $992.22 – $992.22 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $992.22 | $992.22 | $992.22 – $992.22 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,075 | $1,075 | $1,075 – $1,075 |
| 15 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,241 | $1,241 | $1,241 – $1,241 |
| 16 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,241 | $1,241 | $1,241 – $1,241 |
| 17 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,241 | $1,241 | $1,241 – $1,241 |
| 18 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,241 | $1,241 | $1,241 – $1,241 |
| 19 | Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,833 | $1,833 | $1,833 – $1,833 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,349 | $2,349 | $2,349 – $2,349 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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