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
Somerset, PA
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UPMC Somerset’s median price of $256 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 45% 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: 6 payers, 16 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 community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $100.37 | $100.37 | $100.37 – $100.37 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $101.31 | $101.31 | $101.31 – $101.31 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $101.38 | $101.38 | $101.38 – $101.38 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $101.38 | $101.38 | $101.38 – $101.38 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $109.48 | $109.48 | $109.48 – $109.48 |
| 6 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $150.36 | $150.36 | $150.36 – $150.36 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $159.10 | $159.10 | $159.10 – $159.10 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $177.81 | $177.81 | $177.81 – $177.81 |
| 9 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $190.31 | $190.31 | $190.31 – $190.31 |
| 10 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $319.74 | $319.74 | $319.74 – $319.74 |
| 11 | Aetna tpa/carrier facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $584.00 | $584.00 | $584.00 – $584.00 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $629.26 | $629.26 | $629.26 – $629.26 |
| 13 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $730.00 | $730.00 | $730.00 – $730.00 |
| 14 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $949.00 | $949.00 | $949.00 – $949.00 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,095 | $1,095 | $1,095 – $1,095 |
| 16 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,095 | $1,095 | $1,095 – $1,095 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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