CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: West Kendall Baptist Hospital
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 $125 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). West Kendall Baptist Hospital charges insurers about $113, or about $3,283 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Miami, FL.
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 | $69 - $5,050 | 65% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $113 - $3,272 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $71 - $4,040 | 66% |
| Cignamajor | $124 - $4,040 | 116% |
| Humanamajor | $119 | 111% |
| Amerigroup | $65 | 61% |
| AmeriHealth | $2,272 | 2127% |
| AvMed | $120 - $2,459 | 112% |
| Medica | $117 | 110% |
| WellCare | $69 | 65% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $69 - $4,545 |
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Other Procedures at West Kendall Baptist Hospital
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.