CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Dorminy Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $481 (about 4.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Dorminy Medical Center charges insurers about $483, or about $590 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fitzgerald, GA.
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 | $91 - $1,026 | 85% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $91 - $483 | 85% |
| Aetnamajor | $91 - $944 | 85% |
| Cignamajor | $1,038 | 972% |
| Humanamajor | $91 - $1,038 | 85% |
| UniCare | $1,062 | 994% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $1,003 - $1,062 |
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Other Procedures at Dorminy Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other GA hospitals
- Emanuel Medical Center · Swainsboro $70
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus · Saint Marys $81
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $86
- Sgmc Health Lanier · Lakeland $93
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham · Demorest $96
- Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins · Warner Robins $98
- Sgmc Health · Valdosta $100
- Stephens County Hospital · Toccoa $103
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.