CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Trinity Health Muskegon 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 $148 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital charges insurers about $135, or about $960 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Muskegon, MI.
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 | $115 - $1,300 | 108% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $135 | 54% |
| Aetnamajor | $104 - $109 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $929 | 870% |
| Humanamajor | $1,164 | 1090% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $135 | 126% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,164 | 1090% |
| CareSource | $930 | 871% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,108 | 1037% |
| GEHA | $104 - $1,300 | 97% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,164 | 1090% |
| Molina | $145 | 136% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,108 | 1037% |
| Oscar Health | $143 | 134% |
| Paramount | $1,108 | 1037% |
| Priority Health | $542 - $606 | 507% |
| UniCare | $1,164 | 1090% |
| + 139 smaller / regional plans | $78 - $1,477 |
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Other Procedures at Trinity Health Muskegon 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.