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
Ct lumbar spine w/o dye
Glendale, CA
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s median price of $328 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 49% 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: 3 payers, 6 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 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.46 | $134.46 | $134.46 – $134.46 |
| 2 | Cigna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $328.15 | $328.15 | $328.15 – $328.15 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $654.21 | $654.21 | $654.21 – $654.21 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $809.15 | $809.15 | $809.15 – $809.15 |
| 5 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $962.49 | $962.49 | $962.49 – $962.49 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,232 | $1,232 | $1,232 – $1,232 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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