CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Saint Agnes Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $53 (about 0.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Saint Agnes Medical Center charges insurers about $32, or about $119 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fresno, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $32 - $738 | 30% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32 - $1,287 | 30% |
| Aetnamajor | $32 - $1,513 | 30% |
| Cignamajor | $32 - $1,695 | 30% |
| Humanamajor | $32 - $138 | 30% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $75 - $235 | 70% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $32 | 30% |
| Clover Health | $46 | 43% |
| GEHA | $73 - $738 | 68% |
| Health Net | $32 - $1,790 | 30% |
| HealthPartners | $32 | 30% |
| Meridian | $32 - $46 | 30% |
| Molina | $32 | 30% |
| Paramount | $32 | 30% |
| Presbyterian | $32 - $46 | 30% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $32 | 30% |
| WellMed | $46 | 43% |
| WellSense | $32 | 30% |
| + 345 smaller / regional plans | $32 - $1,695 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Saint Agnes Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other CA hospitals
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $48
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $62
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $77
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $81
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $86
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $91
- Bear Valley Community Hospital · Big Bear Lake $100
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.