CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: Allen Parish Hospital

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$254

about 2.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $103–$554

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$154

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $100 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $254 This hospital $154 Cash price $214 Hospital's list price $356

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $154

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $254 (about 2.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Allen Parish Hospital charges insurers about $154, or about $214 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kinder, LA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser Permanente

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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$98	92%
Aetnamajor	$103	96%
Humanamajor	$205	192%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$305

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 214), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72131.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Allen Parish Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72131.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Allen Parish Hospital

Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other LA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.