CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Wellstar Cobb 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.
⚠ 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 $193 (about 1.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Wellstar Cobb Medical Center charges insurers about $202, or about $1,611 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Austell, GA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $108 - $414 | 101% |
| Aetnamajor | $106 - $345 | 99% |
| Cignamajor | $112 - $298 | 105% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $187 | 175% |
| CareSource | $114 - $208 | 107% |
| Oscar Health | $196 | 184% |
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Other Procedures at Wellstar Cobb 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.