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 SPINE LUMBAR W/O CM
Framingham, MA
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VHS Acquisition Subsidiary Number 9 Inc’s median price of $343 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 50% 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: 2 payers, 4 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 united healthcare nonoptions fee schedule · both | $108.97 | $108.97 | $108.97 – $108.97 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options fee schedule · both | $108.97 | $108.97 | $108.97 – $108.97 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna us healthcare fee schedule · both | $314.74 | $314.74 | $1.00 – $628.47 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna narrow network fee schedule · both | $981.33 | $981.33 | $981.33 – $981.33 |
Last updated: Jun 5, 2026
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