CMS Price Transparency Data
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$379
about 3.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $128–$1,016
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $379 Cash price $1,152 Hospital's list price $1,773
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $479 - $2,632 | 448% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $343 - $1,281 | 321% |
| Aetnamajor | $479 - $1,418 | 448% |
| Cignamajor | $479 - $1,454 | 448% |
| Humanamajor | $479 - $1,330 | 448% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $479 | 448% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $479 | 448% |
| Amerigroup | $1,773 | 1660% |
| CareSource | $479 | 448% |
| Molina | $479 | 448% |
| WellCare | $261 - $479 | 244% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $479 - $1,596 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
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.