CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Pulaski Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IN hospitals compared.
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 $97 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Pulaski Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $88, or about $1,164 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Winamac, IN.
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 | $45 - $2,517 | 42% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $45 - $2,050 | 42% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,147 | 1074% |
| Cignamajor | $89 - $3,027 | 83% |
| Humanamajor | $45 - $2,562 | 42% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $45 - $988 | 42% |
| CareSource | $45 - $1,235 | 42% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $44 - $2,836 |
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Other Procedures at Pulaski Memorial 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
- Ascension St Vincent Anderson · Anderson $95
- St Vincent Heart Center · Carmel $95
- Ascension St Vincent Carmel · Carmel $95
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.