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HC CT Lumbar Spine W/O Dye
Cary, NC
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WakeMed Cary Hospital’s median price of $904 is 163% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 72% 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: 9 payers, 27 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 advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $102.80 | $102.80 | $102.80 – $102.80 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $102.80 | $102.80 | $102.80 – $102.80 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $123.36 | $123.36 | $123.36 – $123.36 |
| 4 | Ambetter exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $186.98 | $186.98 | $186.98 – $186.98 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $266.32 | $266.32 | $224.02 – $308.62 |
| 6 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $425.16 | $425.16 | $425.16 – $425.16 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $669.66 | $669.66 | $669.66 – $669.66 |
| 8 | Cigna exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $841.72 | $841.72 | $841.72 – $841.72 |
| 9 | Aetna narrow network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $861.00 | $861.00 | $861.00 – $861.00 |
| 10 | Aetna preferred facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $947.00 | $947.00 | $947.00 – $947.00 |
| 11 | Ambetter exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,086 | $1,086 | $1,086 – $1,086 |
| 12 | Aetna narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,288 | $1,288 | $1,288 – $1,288 |
| 13 | First Health coventry carelink facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,317 | $1,317 | $1,317 – $1,317 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,426 | $1,426 | $1,426 – $1,426 |
| 15 | Aetna preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,432 | $1,432 | $1,432 – $1,432 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,460 | $1,460 | $1,460 – $1,460 |
| 17 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,697 | $1,697 | $1,697 – $1,697 |
| 18 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,746 | $1,746 | $1,746 – $1,746 |
| 19 | Aetna hmo ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,947 | $1,947 | $1,947 – $1,947 |
| 20 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,061 | $2,061 | $2,061 – $2,061 |
| 21 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,147 | $2,147 | $2,147 – $2,147 |
| 22 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,290 | $2,290 | $2,290 – $2,290 |
| 23 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,290 | $2,290 | $2,290 – $2,290 |
| 24 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,519 | $2,519 | $2,519 – $2,519 |
| 25 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,519 | $2,519 | $2,519 – $2,519 |
Last updated: Feb 11, 2026
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