CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$97

about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $82–$138

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$87

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $10 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $97 This hospital $87 Cash price $717 Hospital's list price $1,103

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How this hospital compares to other HI hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 HI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $87 Priciest $142

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 HI 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 $97 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $87, or about $717 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kapaa, HI.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCigna

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	$47 - $552	44%
Humanamajor	$552	517%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$57 - $993	53%
Devoted Health	$52 - $607	49%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$47 - $1,070

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 717), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72131.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72131.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital

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