CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Delta Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $219 (about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Delta Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $215, or about $1,010 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dumas, AR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $455 - $1,200 | 426% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $108 | 101% |
| Humanamajor | $450 | 421% |
| WellCare | $446 | 418% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $215 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Delta Memorial Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other AR hospitals
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $72
- White River Medical Center · Batesville $77
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $80
- Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $96
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $97
- Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $103
- Arkansas Surgical Hospital · No Little Rock $103
- Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc · Conway $108
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.