CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Mountain View Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 2 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 ID hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID 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 $109 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mountain View Hospital charges insurers about $103, or about $737 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Idaho Falls, ID.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $103 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $103 | 96% |
| Aetnamajor | $103 | 96% |
| Humanamajor | $98 | 92% |
| Moda Health | $231 | 216% |
| Molina | $103 - $231 | 96% |
| PacificSource | $103 | 96% |
| SelectHealth | $103 | 96% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $103 |
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Other Procedures at Mountain View Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other ID hospitals
- Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $42
- Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinics · Orofino $86
- St Mary's Hospital · Cottonwood $86
- Boundary Community Hospital · Bonners Ferry $92
- Madison Memorial Hospital · Rexburg $103
- Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC · Idaho Falls $103
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $107
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $108
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.