CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)

Facility: Hurley Medical Center

Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$110

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $69–$110

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$105

About the fair price

about $5 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $110 This hospital $105 Cash price $312 Hospital's list price $312

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $44 Priciest $105

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

A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $110 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Hurley Medical Center charges insurers about $105, or about $312 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Flint, MI.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$30 - $2,416	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$30 - $210	28%
Aetnamajor	$30 - $314	28%
Cignamajor	$60 - $380	56%
Humanamajor	$44 - $119	41%
Ambetter (Centene)	$46 - $122	43%
AmeriHealth	$46 - $122	43%
GEHA	$60 - $314	56%
Health Net	$60 - $2,416	56%
HealthPartners	$70 - $2,416	66%
Medica	$46 - $122	43%
Meridian	$30 - $122	28%
Molina	$30 - $122	28%
Paramount	$70 - $2,416	66%
Priority Health	$70 - $380	66%
WellCare	$46 - $122	43%
+ 125 smaller / regional plans	$30 - $2,416

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 14 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 312), 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 Hurley Medical Center 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 Hurley Medical Center

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

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