CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: HCA Florida Putnam Hospital

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,533

about 14.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $140–$1,795

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,695

About the fair price

about $162 over the fair price · 15.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $1,533 This hospital $1,695 Cash price $11,126 Hospital's list price $11,126

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $68 Priciest $1,695

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 $1,533 (about 14.3× the $107 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Putnam Hospital charges insurers about $1,695, or about $11,126 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Palatka, FL.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

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	$245 - $5,006	229%
Aetnamajor	$968 - $3,338	906%
AvMed	$1,695 - $5,563	1587%
Molina	$2,114 - $3,560	1979%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,713 - $5,563

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 11,126), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72131.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm HCA Florida Putnam Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72131.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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