CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Garfield Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $160 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Garfield Medical Center charges insurers about $173, or about $6,274 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Monterey Park, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $132 - $2,900 | 124% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $39 - $6,274 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $132 - $6,172 | 124% |
| Cignamajor | $1,301 - $3,576 | 1218% |
| Humanamajor | $132 | 124% |
| Health Net | $124 - $5,270 | 116% |
| Molina | $139 - $1,350 | 130% |
| Presbyterian | $334 | 313% |
| Sentara | $491 | 460% |
| + 50 smaller / regional plans | $102 - $6,274 |
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Other Procedures at Garfield Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $32
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.