CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
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 $82 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Howard Memorial charges insurers about $81, or about $722 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Willits, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $47 - $3,580 | 44% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $47 - $2,317 | 44% |
| Aetnamajor | $178 - $3,104 | 167% |
| Cignamajor | $26 - $3,932 | 24% |
| Health Net | $69 - $3,793 | 65% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $52 - $3,932 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Howard Memorial
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 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.