CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Borgess Medical Center
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 $112 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Borgess Medical Center charges insurers about $105, or about $1,084 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kalamazoo, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $60 - $1,295 | 56% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $105 - $1,042 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $60 - $1,295 | 56% |
| Humanamajor | $105 | 98% |
| Devoted Health | $110 - $333 | 103% |
| Meridian | $105 - $1,667 | 98% |
| Molina | $60 - $500 | 56% |
| Priority Health | $60 - $1,517 | 56% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $60 - $1,467 |
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Other Procedures at Borgess Medical Center
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.