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Ct lumbar spine w/o dye
Mobile, AL
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USA Health University Hospital’s median price of $143 is 58% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 21% 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: 11 payers, 25 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 managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81.46 | $81.46 | $81.46 – $81.46 |
| 2 | Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $89.61 | $89.61 | $89.61 – $89.61 |
| 3 | Bcbs Al commercial facility · other · outpatient | $97.06 | $97.06 | $97.06 – $97.06 |
| 4 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $127.33 | $127.33 | $127.33 – $127.33 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 7 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $129.93 | $129.93 | $129.93 – $129.93 |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $142.92 | $142.92 | $142.92 – $142.92 |
| 14 | Ambetter commercial/exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $155.92 | $155.92 | $155.92 – $155.92 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $450.00 | $450.00 | $450.00 – $450.00 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare all payor/commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $477.00 | $477.00 | $477.00 – $477.00 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 – $500.00 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $525.00 | $525.00 | $525.00 – $525.00 |
| 19 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $559.00 | $849.23 | $559.00 – $1,720 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $559.00 | $849.23 | $559.00 – $1,720 |
| 21 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $602.00 | $914.55 | $602.00 – $1,852 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $774.00 | $1,176 | $774.00 – $2,381 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,260 | $1,260 | $1,260 – $1,260 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare all payor/commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,429 | $1,429 | $1,429 – $1,429 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,429 | $1,429 | $1,429 – $1,429 |
Last updated: Apr 30, 2026
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