CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Pinnacle Hospital
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.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $172 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Pinnacle Hospital charges insurers about $150 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Crown Point, IN.
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 | $107 - $150 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $107 - $1,077 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $107 - $138 | 100% |
| Cignamajor | $680 | 637% |
| CareSource | $186 | 174% |
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Other Procedures at Pinnacle Hospital
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.