CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif
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 $191 (about 1.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif charges insurers about $156, or about $3,834 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sacramento, 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 | $112 | 105% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $178 - $249 | 167% |
| Aetnamajor | $91 - $202 | 85% |
| Cignamajor | $139 | 130% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $100 - $178 | 94% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $102 - $202 | 95% |
| Amerigroup | $181 | 169% |
| AmeriHealth | $118 | 110% |
| CareSource | $118 | 110% |
| Health Net | $156 | 146% |
| Molina | $102 - $178 | 95% |
| Providence Health Plan | $261 | 244% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $136 - $213 |
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Other Procedures at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif
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.