CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Trinity Health Ann Arbor 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 $147 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital charges insurers about $135, or about $1,687 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ann Arbor, 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 | $108 - $2,336 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $135 | 54% |
| Aetnamajor | $102 - $1,999 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $2,015 | 1887% |
| Humanamajor | $1,999 | 1872% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $135 | 126% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,999 | 1872% |
| CareSource | $355 | 332% |
| Dean Health Plan | $1,999 | 1872% |
| GEHA | $104 - $1,900 | 97% |
| Health Net | $2,596 | 2430% |
| HealthPartners | $1,998 | 1871% |
| MagnaCare | $1,999 | 1872% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,999 | 1872% |
| Molina | $136 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,999 | 1872% |
| Paramount | $1,999 | 1872% |
| Priority Health | $449 - $499 | 420% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,998 | 1871% |
| UniCare | $1,999 | 1872% |
| + 138 smaller / regional plans | $99 - $2,596 |
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Other Procedures at Trinity Health Ann Arbor 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.