CMS Price Transparency Data
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Colquitt Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$1,133
about 10.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $312–$3,360
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $1,133 Cash price $3,186 Hospital's list price $3,186
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $107 - $2,974 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,186 - $3,380 | 2983% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,186 - $3,380 | 2983% |
| Cignamajor | $3,186 - $3,380 | 2983% |
| Humanamajor | $3,186 - $3,380 | 2983% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $139 | 130% |
| Amerigroup | $54 - $3,380 | 51% |
| CareSource | $3,186 - $3,380 | 2983% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $176 - $3,380 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Colquitt Regional 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.