CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Central Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other ME hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $98 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Central Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $103, or about $103 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewiston, ME.
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 | $103 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $103 - $494 | 96% |
| Aetnamajor | $103 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $650 | 609% |
| Humanamajor | $103 | 96% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $752 | 704% |
| WellCare | $103 | 96% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $103 |
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Other Procedures at Central Maine Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other ME hospitals
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $91
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $103
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $103
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $104
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $105
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $128
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $137
- Houlton Regional Hospital · Houlton $137
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.