CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Orange City Area Health System
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other IA hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $140 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Orange City Area Health System charges insurers about $101, or about $477 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Orange City, IA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $69 - $942 | 65% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $90 - $480 | 84% |
| HealthPartners | $99 - $942 | 93% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $91 - $995 | 85% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $75 - $1,016 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Orange City Area Health System
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other IA hospitals
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $44
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $55
- Winnmed · Decorah $73
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $86
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $91
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $95
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $100
- Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $102
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.