CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Range Regional Health Services
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 $102 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Range Regional Health Services charges insurers about $103, or about $499 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hibbing, MN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $44 - $943 | 41% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $37 - $579 | 35% |
| HealthPartners | $32 - $1,186 | 30% |
| Medica | $35 - $1,602 | 33% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $44 - $691 | 41% |
| Security Health Plan | $44 - $880 | 41% |
| UCare | $46 - $304 | 43% |
| WellCare | $44 - $127 | 41% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $32 - $1,057 |
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Other Procedures at Range Regional Health Services
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other MN hospitals
- Stevens Community Medical Center Inc · Morris $52
- Lakewood Health System · Staples $72
- Lifecare Medical Center · Roseau $73
- Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital · Saint Paul $90
- Madison Hospital · Madison $95
- Essentia Health Virginia · Virginia $104
- Essentia Health Sandstone · Sandstone $106
- Essentia Health Ada · Ada $106
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.