CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Broward Health Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $123 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Broward Health Medical Center charges insurers about $115, or about $3,799 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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 | $111 - $2,659 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $112 - $3,039 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $1,130 | 1058% |
| Humanamajor | $111 | 104% |
| AmeriHealth | $117 | 110% |
| AvMed | $970 - $1,007 | 908% |
| Devoted Health | $114 - $1,710 | 107% |
| HealthPartners | $252 | 236% |
| Medica | $111 | 104% |
| Simply Healthcare | $950 | 889% |
| WellCare | $1,900 - $2,280 | 1779% |
| WellMed | $111 | 104% |
| + 21 smaller / regional plans | $111 - $3,039 |
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Other Procedures at Broward Health Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other FL hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $68
- Fishermen's Community Hospital · Marathon $69
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. · Tampa $70
- Baycare Alliant Hospital Inc · Dunedin $71
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $77
- Doctors Memorial Hospital · Bonifay $77
- Madison County Memorial Hospital · Madison $93
- Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of Delton · Deltona $106
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.