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
SPINE THORACO-LUMBAR JCT
Framingham, MA
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VHS Acquisition Subsidiary Number 9 Inc’s median price of $42 is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 6% of the 2,485 hospitals reporting CPT 72080. 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, 9 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross high performance network fee schedule · both | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo blue fee schedule · both | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross indemnity fee schedule · both | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross out of state fee schedule · both | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross preferred provider arrangement fee schedule · both | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna us healthcare fee schedule · both | $44 | $44 | $43 | 98% | — | $1 – $87 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare nonoptions fee schedule · both | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options fee schedule · both | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna narrow network fee schedule · both | $178 | $178 | $17 | 9% | — | $162 – $195 |
Last updated: Jun 5, 2026
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