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/ CNTRST
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $741 is 21% above the median hospital's median price ($611), higher than 57% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 72132. 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $123 | $123 | — | — | — | $123 – $123 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $191 | $191 | — | — | — | $191 – $191 |
| 3 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $338 | $338 | — | — | — | $338 – $338 |
| 4 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $341 | $341 | — | — | — | $341 – $341 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $356 | $356 | — | — | — | $356 – $356 |
| 6 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $358 | $358 | — | — | — | $358 – $358 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451 | $451 | — | — | — | $451 – $451 |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $662 | $662 | $470 | 71% | — | $191 – $1.1k |
| 10 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 14 | Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 16 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 17 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 18 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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