CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 DE hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 DE 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 $162 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus charges insurers about $156, or about $1,936 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dover, DE.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $485 - $545 | 454% |
| Aetnamajor | $117 | 110% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $175 | 164% |
| AmeriHealth | $119 - $138 | 111% |
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Other Procedures at Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other DE hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover · Dover $127
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $127
- Christiana Hospital · Newark $141
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $154
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $222
- Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. · Seaford $284
- Beebe Medical Center · Lewes $398
- St Francis Hospital · Wilmington $411
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.