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
Lititz, PA
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UPMC Lititz’s median price of $574 is 67% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 61% 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: 7 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 | $101.12 | $101.12 | $101.12 – $101.12 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.53 | $106.53 | $106.53 – $106.53 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $107.25 | $107.25 | $107.25 – $107.25 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.29 | $109.29 | $109.29 – $109.29 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $115.41 | $115.41 | $115.41 – $115.41 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176.01 | $176.01 | $176.01 – $176.01 |
| 7 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $245.21 | $245.21 | $176.01 – $314.41 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $292.00 | $292.00 | $292.00 – $292.00 |
| 9 | Highmark commercial - children's health insurance facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $301.95 | $301.95 | $301.95 – $301.95 |
| 10 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $321.27 | $321.27 | $321.27 – $321.27 |
| 11 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $546.04 | $546.04 | $546.04 – $546.04 |
| 12 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $573.78 | $573.78 | $573.78 – $573.78 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $589.04 | $589.04 | $589.04 – $589.04 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $649.70 | $649.70 | $649.70 – $649.70 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $683.28 | $683.28 | $683.28 – $683.28 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $684.89 | $684.89 | $684.89 – $684.89 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $684.89 | $684.89 | $684.89 – $684.89 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,075 | $1,075 | $1,075 – $1,075 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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