CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Northwest Health - Starke
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN 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 $162 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Northwest Health - Starke charges insurers about $237, or about $1,265 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Knox, IN.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $162. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $105 - $2,184 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $117 - $447 | 110% |
| Aetnamajor | $117 - $2,669 | 110% |
| Cignamajor | $2,561 | 2398% |
| Humanamajor | $117 - $382 | 110% |
| CareSource | $294 - $382 | 275% |
| Devoted Health | $119 | 111% |
| Health Net | $2,715 | 2542% |
| MagnaCare | $284 | 266% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $118 - $2,777 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Northwest Health - Starke
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other IN hospitals
- Rush Memorial Hospital · Rushville $48
- Decatur County Memorial Hospital · Greensburg $48
- Gibson General Hospital · Princeton $76
- Deaconess Hospital Inc · Evansville $77
- The Women's Hospital · Newburgh $77
- Pulaski Memorial Hospital · Winamac $88
- Ascension St Vincent Anderson · Anderson $95
- St Vincent Heart Center · Carmel $95
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.