CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $108 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $135, or about $1,687 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pontiac, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $108. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 - $1,947 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $135 | 54% |
| Aetnamajor | $102 - $1,957 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $1,924 | 1801% |
| Humanamajor | $1,905 | 1784% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $135 | 126% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,905 | 1784% |
| CareSource | $361 | 338% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,765 | 1652% |
| GEHA | $104 - $1,947 | 97% |
| Health Net | $2,596 | 2430% |
| HealthPartners | $1,890 | 1769% |
| MagnaCare | $1,905 | 1784% |
| Medical Mutual | $104 | 97% |
| Molina | $135 | 126% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,765 | 1652% |
| Paramount | $1,765 | 1652% |
| Priority Health | $421 - $468 | 394% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,890 | 1769% |
| UniCare | $1,905 | 1784% |
| + 136 smaller / regional plans | $104 - $2,596 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $44
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $46
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $46
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $46
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $46
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $46
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $53
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $55
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.