CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Clay County Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 KS hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS 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 $436 (about 4.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Clay County Medical Center charges insurers about $69, or about $1,074 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Clay Center, KS.
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 - $1,941 | 65% |
| Aetnamajor | $97 - $1,900 | 91% |
| HealthPartners | $75 - $1,941 | 70% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $97 - $1,900 |
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Other Procedures at Clay County Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other KS hospitals
- St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City · Garden City $73
- Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City · Dodge City $74
- Wamego Health Center · Wamego $93
- Children's Mercy South · Overland Park $93
- Stormont Vail Hospital · Topeka $96
- McPherson Hospital · McPherson $96
- Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC · Wichita $96
- Lmh · Lawrence $98
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.